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glacial erratic

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests, usually large and transported there by a glacier.

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: bludný balvan — rock
  • Danish: vandreblok — rock
  • Dutch: zwerfkei — rock
  • Finnish: siirtolohkare — rock
  • French: bloc erratique — rock
  • German: Findling — rock
  • Norwegian: flyttblokk — rock
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: flyttblokk — rock
  • Polish: głaz narzutowy — rock
  • Polish: narzutniak — rock
  • Polish: eratyk — rock
  • Russian: леднико́вый валу́н (lednikóvyj valún) — rock
  • Swedish: flyttblock — rock