finger lake

noun

A long, narrow lake of glacial origin, especially one of the Finger Lakes of New York state.

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fjord laketrough lake
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Meanings

nounfinger lake (plural finger lakes)

plural finger lakes

  1. A long, narrow lake of glacial origin, especially one of the Finger Lakes of New York state.

    These sediments represent a finger lake that was formed by blockage of the mouth of the stream-cut valley, […]

    1966, Geological Survey Special Report, numbers 43-48, page 4

    Synonyms: fjord lake, trough lake

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA long, narrow lake of glacial origin, especially one of the Finger Lakes of New York state.

Similar
fjord laketrough lake
Also see
fjord laketrough lake
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