drumlin

drum·lin
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US[ˈdɹʌmlɪn]

noun

An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift.

OriginIrish droim →
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Meanings

noundrumlin (plural drumlins)

plural drumlins

  1. geographyAn elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift.

Origin

  1. Irishdroim“back, ridge”
  2. Englishdrumlin

From Irish droim (“back, ridge”) + English diminutive suffix -lin (“variant of -ling”).

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Translations

Estonian voor
  • voorAn elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
Finnish drumliini, moreeniselänne
  • drumliiniAn elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
  • moreeniselänneAn elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
Latvian drumlins
  • drumlinsAn elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
Polish drumlin
  • drumlinAn elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
Russian дру́млин
  • дру́млин (drúmlin)An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
Cite this entry
APA

drumlin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drumlin

MLA

“drumlin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drumlin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drumlin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drumlin.

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