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Moulin logo #21000[geology] A moulin or glacier mill is a roughly circular, vertical to nearly vertical well-like shaft within a glacier through which water enters from the surface. The term is derived from the French word for mill. They can be up to 10 metres wide and are typically found at a flat area of a glacier in a region of transverse crevasses. Mouli...
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moulin logo #22641shaft in a glacier caused by water running down a crack
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moulin logo #21003(French: `mill`), a nearly cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier`s surface. ...
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/128

Moulin

Moulin logo #23375(à poivre) mill (peppermill); also used for oil and flour mills.
Found on http://www.patriciawells.com/glossary/

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moulin logo #10133a nearly vertical channel in ice that is formed by flowing water; usually found after a relatively flat section of glacier in a region of transverse crevasses; also called a pothole .
Found on https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/glossary?page=16

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Moulin logo #20131(French, 'mill') A shaft by which supraglacial meltwater enters a glacier to become englacial or subglacial.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20131

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moulin logo #21199a nearly vertical shaft or cavity worn in a glacier by surface water falling through a crack in the ice.
Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/moulin
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