kettle hole

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von kettle hole im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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

(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits

Relevante Übersetzungen

kettle holes

plural form of kettle hole

Silbentrennung

ket·tle hole

Türkische aussprache

ketıl hōl

Synonyme

kettle

Aussprache

/ˈketəl ˈhōl/ /ˈkɛtəl ˈhoʊl/

Etymologie

[ 'ke-t&l ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English ketel, from Old Norse ketill , both from a prehistoric Germanic word borrowed from Latin catillus, diminutive of catinus bowl.