moulin

M3O1U1L1I1N1
/ˈmuːlæn/

noun

A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.

Similar
glacier mill
OriginFrench moulin ← Late Latin molinum →
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Meanings

moulin1

nounmoulin (plural moulins)

plural moulins

  1. geographyA cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.

Moulin2

proper nounMoulin (plural Moulins)

plural Moulins

  1. A surname from French.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna chute through which supraglacial water enters a glacier, boring either to the bedrock or to the depth of common crevasse formation

Similar
glacier mill
Broader
chuteslideslideway

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

moulin · noun

  1. Late Latinmolinum“mill”
  2. Frenchmoulin
  3. Englishmoulin

Borrowed from French moulin, from Late Latin molinum (“mill”). Doublet of moline and mill.

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Moulin · proper noun

  1. FrenchMoulin
  2. EnglishMoulin

Borrowed from French Moulin.

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Translations

Dutch gletsjermolen
  • gletsjermolencylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier
Esperanto truego
  • truegocylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier
Finnish jäätikkökaivo
  • jäätikkökaivocylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier
French moulin
  • moulincylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier
German Gletschermühle
  • Gletschermühlecylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier
Russian муле́н
  • муле́н (mulén)cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier
Spanish molino glaciar
  • molino glaciarcylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier
Cite this entry
APA

moulin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moulin

MLA

“moulin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moulin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moulin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moulin.

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