giant's kettle

/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənts ˈkɛ.təl/

noun

A typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial stream.

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Meanings

noungiant's kettle (plural giant's kettles)

plural giant's kettles

  1. geographyA typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial stream.

Translations

Portuguese marmita de gigante, marmita
  • marmita de gigantecylindrical pothole
  • marmitacylindrical pothole
Spanish marmita de gigante, marmita
  • marmita de gigantecylindrical pothole
  • marmitacylindrical pothole
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Chicago

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