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moulin¹

  • /ˈmuːlæn/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French moulin, from Late Latin molinum (“mill”). Doublet of moline and mill.

noun moulins

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

Moulin²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Moulin.

proper noun Moulins

  1. A surname from French.

Translations

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noun cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier

Españolmolino glaciar
Françaismoulin
DeutschGletschermühle
Русскиймуле́н mulén

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

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

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

BibTeX
@misc{moulin_2026,
  title = {moulin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moulin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}