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ice-scoured
[ ahys-skouuhrd, -skou-erd ]
/ ˈaɪsˌskaʊərd, -ˌskaʊ ərd /
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adjective Physical Geography.
noting an area having surface features resulting from scouring by an advancing ice sheet during glaciation.
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Origin of ice-scoured
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby ice-scoured
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How to use ice-scoured in a sentence
In its bed, among muddy pools of water and ice-scoured rocks, he wandered, picking up fat nugget-gold.
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