moulin

Moulin (geomorphology) - Wikipedia

A moulin (or glacier mill) is a roughly circular, vertical (or nearly vertical) well-like shaft formed where a surface meltstream exploits a weakness in the ice. The term is derived from the French word for mill. They can be up to 10 meters wide and are typically found on ice sheets and flat areas of a glacier in a region of transverse crevasses. Moulins can reach the bMerriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of MOULIN is a nearly cylindrical vertical shaft in a glacier scoured out by meltwater and rock debris pouring into it.Moulin Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster2023年11月4日  moulin (plural moulins) ( geology) A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.moulin - Wiktionary, the free dictionary