"moulin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmuːlæn/ Forms: moulins [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French moulin, from Late Latin molinum (“mill”). Doublet of moline and mill. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|moulin|}} French moulin, {{der|en|LL.|molinum||mill}} Late Latin molinum (“mill”), {{doublet|en|moline|mill}} Doublet of moline and mill Head templates: {{en-noun}} moulin (plural moulins)
  1. (geology) A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface. Categories (topical): Geology Translations (cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier): gletsjermolen [masculine] (Dutch), truego (Esperanto), jäätikkökaivo (Finnish), moulin [masculine] (French), Gletschermühle [feminine] (German), муле́н (mulén) [masculine] (Russian), molino glaciar [masculine] (Spanish)

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