OUTWASH PLAIN
outwash plain: translation
a flat and gently sloping area of gravels, sands, silts and clays deposited beyond the snout of a glacier by meltwater issuing from it. Particles tend to be smoothed and rounded and size decreases with distance from the glacier.
- outwash plain—outwash plain translation Plain in front of a glacier that is composed of outwash material []. A broad gently sloping sheet of outwash []....Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
- outwash plain—денудационная равнина долина выноса зандровая равнина зандровые пол зандровые поля зандры...Англо-русский геологический словарь
- outwash plain—геол. денудационная равнина...Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический словарь И. Мостицкого