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A depression in the ground occurring as the result of a large block of ice getting buried by glacial outwash and subsequent melting of it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: kettle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hole, hollow
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
понор
(ponor)
— depression in the ground
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Finnish:
suppa
— depression in the ground
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Italian:
pseudodolina
— depression in the ground
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Italian:
kettle
— depression in the ground
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Italian:
kettle hole
— depression in the ground
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Spanish:
kettle
— depression in the ground
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Spanish:
marmita de gigante
— depression in the ground
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Swedish:
dödisgrop
— depression in the ground
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Swedish:
dödishåla
— depression in the ground