moulin
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French moulin, from Late Latin molinum (“mill”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈmuːlan/
Noun [edit]
moulin (plural moulins)
- (geology) A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.
Translations [edit]
cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French molin < Late Latin molīnum < Latin molō.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
moulin m (plural moulins)
Derived terms [edit]
Middle French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old French molin, from Vulgar Latin
Noun [edit]
moulin m (plural moulins)
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- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English nouns
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- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms derived from Late Latin
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- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- fr:Geology
- Middle French terms derived from Old French
- Middle French terms derived from Vulgar Latin
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