glacial trough

English

A glacial trough

Noun

glacial trough (plural glacial troughs)

1. (geomorphology) A valley that resembles the letter U, that is formed by the process of glaciation.

   Synonyms: trough valley, U-shaped valley

Hyponyms

• through valley

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: obi m, comalada f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 冰川谷, 冰河谷, U型山谷, U形谷