from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Moraine \Mo*raine"\, n. [F. Cf. Prov. G. mur stones broken off,
It. mora a heap of stones, hillock, G. m["u]rbe soft, broken
up, OHG. muruwi, AS. mearu tender, Gr. ? to cause to wither,
Skr. ml[=a] to relax.] (Geol.)
An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and
deposited by a glacier. --Lyell.
[1913 Webster]
Note: If the moraine is at the extremity of the glacier it is
a terminal moraine; if at the side, a lateral moraine;
if parallel to the side on the central portion of the
glacier, a medial moraine. See Illust. of {Glacier}. In
the last case it is formed by the union of the lateral
moraines of the branches of the glacier. A ground
moraine is one beneath the mass of ice.
[1913 Webster]
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Moraine, OH (city, FIPS 52010)
Location: 39.70390 N, 84.22839 W
Population (1990): 5989 (2420 housing units)
Area: 17.8 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Moraine, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio
Population (2000): 6897
Housing Units (2000): 3127
Land area (2000): 9.070917 sq. miles (23.493566 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.272740 sq. miles (0.706393 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 9.343657 sq. miles (24.199959 sq. km)
FIPS code: 52010
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 39.695650 N, 84.227677 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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