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esker¹

  • /ˈɛskɚ/ US
  • /ˈɛskə/ UK

Where it comes from

From Irish eiscir (“esker, glacial ridge”).

noun eskers · eskar

  1. A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier. Another unusual ice-contact feature is an esker, a long, narrow, steep-sided ridge of glaciofluvial sand and gravel inhabiting a glaciated area. Eskers tend to follow valleys and lowlands, carefully picking a course between obstacles.

    Similar: osar, asar, os, ose

Esker²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Esker.

proper noun Eskers

  1. A surname from German.

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noun ridge created under glacier

Españolesker
Portuguêsesker
Françaisesker
DeutschOs, Ås, Wallberg, Esker
Italianoesker

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"esker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/esker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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esker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/esker

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"esker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/esker.

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@misc{esker_2026,
  title = {esker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/esker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}