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drumlin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: [ˈdɹʌmlɪn]
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a mound of glacial drift

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: drift

History

Etymology

From Irish droim (“back, ridge”) + English diminutive suffix -lin (“variant of -ling”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: voor — An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
  • Finnish: drumliini — An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
  • Finnish: moreeniselänne — An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
  • Latvian: drumlins — An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
  • Polish: drumlin — An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift
  • Russian: дру́млин (drúmlin) — An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift