giant's kettle

English

A giant's kettle in Winsconsin, United States

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ənts ˈkɛ.təl/

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Noun

giant's kettle (plural giant's kettles)

1. (geology) A typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial stream.

Translations

cylindrical pothole

• Portuguese: marmita de gigante (pt) f, marmita (pt) f
• Spanish: marmita de gigante f, marmita (es) f