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roche moutonnée
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roche moutonnée [′rōch ¦müt·ən¦ā]
(geology)
A small, elongate hillock of bedrock sculptured by a large glacier so that its long axis is oriented in the direction of ice movement; the upstream side is gently inclined, smoothly rounded, but striated, and the downstream side is steep, rough, and hackly.


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