kame.

A hill or mound of stratified sediment left by meltwater associated with glacial ice.

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Words that belong together

• gravel kame
• kame terrace

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A gravel kame rose beside the shallow basin.

The road skirted a kame left by the vanished glacier.

Usage notes

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