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Definition 2024

moulin

moulin

English

Noun

moulin ‎(plural moulins)

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

Translations

cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier

Dutch: gletsjermolen m
Esperanto: truego
Finnish: jäätikkökaivo

French: moulin (fr) m
Russian: муле́н m ‎(mulén)
Spanish: molino glaciar m

French

Etymology

From Old French molin < Late Latin molīnum < Latin molō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mulɛ̃/

Noun

moulin m ‎(plural moulins)

mill; windmill
(geology) moulin

Derived terms

Middle French

Etymology

Old French molin, from Vulgar Latin

Noun

moulin m (plural moulins)

mill