"urstromtal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʊə(ɹ)stɹəʊmˌtɑːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-urstromtal.wav Forms: urstromtäler [plural], urstromtals [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Urstromtal, from ur- (“primeval”) + Strom (“stream”) + Tal (“valley”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Urstromtal}} German Urstromtal Head templates: {{en-noun|urstromtäler|s}} urstromtal (plural urstromtäler or urstromtals)
  1. A broad glacial valley formed during an ice age by meltwater flowing roughly parallel to the ice margin. Wikipedia link: urstromtal Categories (place): Landforms Synonyms: Urstromtal Translations (glacial valley): vallée proglaciaire [feminine] (French), Urstromtal [neuter] (German), pradolina [feminine] (Polish)

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