ledoyom

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noun

Intermontane depressions which might get completely filled by glaciers from the surrounding mountains at the maxima of glaciation, creating esker-like depressions under the ice.

OriginRussian ледоём →
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Meanings

noun
  1. geographyIntermontane depressions which might get completely filled by glaciers from the surrounding mountains at the maxima of glaciation, creating esker-like depressions under the ice.

Origin

  1. Russianледоём
  2. Englishledoyom

Borrowed from Russian ледоём (ledojóm).

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APA

ledoyom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ledoyom

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“ledoyom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ledoyom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ledoyom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ledoyom.

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