"glacial trough" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glacial troughs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} glacial trough (plural glacial troughs)
  1. (geomorphology) A valley that resembles the letter U, formed via glaciation. Wikipedia link: U-shaped valley Categories (topical): Geomorphology Categories (place): Landforms Synonyms: U-shaped valley, trough valley Hyponyms: through valley Translations (Translations): obi [masculine] (Catalan), comalada [feminine] (Catalan), 冰川谷 (Chinese Mandarin), 冰河谷 (Chinese Mandarin), U型山谷 (Chinese Mandarin), U形谷 (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-glacial_trough-en-noun-H0QyDfwm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, geomorphology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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