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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An elongate mound of bedrock worn smooth and rounded by glacial abrasion.
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- noun geography A rocky
hillock which has been shaped byglacial erosion .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : roche, rock + moutonné, fleecy.]
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From French roche moutonnée, from roche ("rock") + moutonnée ("wavy").
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