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Noun Concept
Categories: Glacial deposits, Glaciology stubs
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drift  glacial boulder  drift material  erratic boulder  glacial drift
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A large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents WordNet 3.0
English:
geology
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A large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In geology, drift is a name for all sediment transported by a glacier and deposited directly by or from the ice, or by glacial meltwater. Wikipedia
Deposited material of glacial origin Wikipedia Disambiguation
Material of glacial origin Wikidata
Large rock fragment that has been moved by a glacier Wikidata
A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water. Wiktionary
Mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc. Wiktionary (translation)
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A drift of snow, of ice, of sand, of plants, etc. Wiktionary
IS A
mass
concept
boulder
glacial boulder
glacial landform
HAS KIND
drumlin
snowdrift
HAS INSTANCE
Übersarung
ET
Tamme Suurkivi
DERIVATION
drift
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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drift
Wikipedia
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drift (geology)
Wikidata
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drift, glacial boulder
Wiktionary
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drift
Wikipedia Redirections
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drift material, glacial drift
Wikidata Alias
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erratic boulder, glacial drift

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