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moulin

noun

  1. vertical hole in a glacier
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmuːlæn/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from French Moulin.

  1. A surname from French.

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French moulin, from Late Latin molinum (“mill”). Doublet of moline and mill.

  1. A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.