esker.

A long winding ridge of sediment deposited by meltwater flowing within or beneath a glacier.

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Words that belong together

• gravel esker
• winding esker

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A gravel esker wound above the marsh.

They followed the esker toward the retreating ice.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Singular esker; plural eskers. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.