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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
moraine
    n 1: accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Moraine \Mo*raine"\, n. [F. Cf. Prov. G. mur stones broken off,
   It. mora a heap of stones, hillock, G. m["u]rbe soft, broken
   up, OHG. muruwi, AS. mearu tender, Gr. ? to cause to wither,
   Skr. ml[=a] to relax.] (Geol.)
   An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and
   deposited by a glacier. --Lyell.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: If the moraine is at the extremity of the glacier it is
         a terminal moraine; if at the side, a lateral moraine;
         if parallel to the side on the central portion of the
         glacier, a medial moraine. See Illust. of Glacier. In
         the last case it is formed by the union of the lateral
         moraines of the branches of the glacier. A ground
         moraine is one beneath the mass of ice.
         [1913 Webster]

3. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Moraine, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio
   Population (2000):    6897
   Housing Units (2000): 3127
   Land area (2000):     9.070917 sq. miles (23.493566 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.272740 sq. miles (0.706393 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    9.343657 sq. miles (24.199959 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            52010
   Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
   Location:             39.695650 N, 84.227677 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Moraine, OH
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