Meanings
nounterminal moraine (plural terminal moraines)
plural terminal moraines
- A moraine left at the point of furthest advance of a glacier or ice sheet.
Synonyms: end moraine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA moraine left at the point of furthest advance of a glacier or ice sheet.
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Danish endemoræne
- endemoræneterminal moraine
Finnish reunamoreeni, reunamuodostuma
- reunamoreeniterminal moraine
- reunamuodostumaterminal moraine
German Endmoräne
- Endmoräneterminal moraine
Norwegian Bokmål endemorene
- endemoreneterminal moraine
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APA
terminal moraine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20moraine
MLA
“terminal moraine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20moraine. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terminal moraine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20moraine.
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