esker

Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Irish eiscir.

Pronunciation

• (GenAM) IPA: [ˈɛskɚ]

Noun

esker (plural eskers)

1. A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.

Translations

ridge

• Estonian: oos (et), vallseljak (et)
• Finnish: harju (fi)

• Irish: eiscir (ga) f
• Swedish: ås (sv) c, rullstensås (sv) c

Anagrams

• reeks