A moraine deposited at the point of furthest advance of a glacier or ice sheet.
〔地质〕终碛，尾碛
Example sentencesExamples
At favoured sites (such as Loch Muick in Scotland), the submerged terminal moraines from the last phase of glacial retreat can be recognized.
Long Island is actually the terminal moraine resulting from this glacier.
The nature reserve was on the former site of a gravel works, from which hundreds of tonnes of terminal moraine had been plundered to construct the network of dual carriageways that criss-crossed the Westingshire countryside.
Fens tended to form on or near the base of terminal moraines left behind by the retreat of glaciers.
Ages of glacier advances can be estimated by dating plant remains in lateral and terminal moraines, or by determining the age of trees or lichens growing on the moraines.
Definition of terminal moraine in US English:
terminal moraine
noun
Geology
A moraine deposited at the point of furthest advance of a glacier or ice sheet.
〔地质〕终碛，尾碛
Example sentencesExamples
The nature reserve was on the former site of a gravel works, from which hundreds of tonnes of terminal moraine had been plundered to construct the network of dual carriageways that criss-crossed the Westingshire countryside.
Long Island is actually the terminal moraine resulting from this glacier.
Fens tended to form on or near the base of terminal moraines left behind by the retreat of glaciers.
Ages of glacier advances can be estimated by dating plant remains in lateral and terminal moraines, or by determining the age of trees or lichens growing on the moraines.
At favoured sites (such as Loch Muick in Scotland), the submerged terminal moraines from the last phase of glacial retreat can be recognized.