- sheepback rock
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/sheep"bak'/, Geol.See roche moutonnée.[1875-80; SHEEP + BACK1]
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sheepback rock — /sheep bak /, Geol. See roche moutonnée. [1875 80; SHEEP + BACK1] … Useful english dictionary
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roche moutonnée — /rohsh mooht n ay /; Fr. /rddawsh mooh taw nay /, Geol. a rounded, glacially eroded rock outcrop, usually one of a group, resembling a sheep s back. Also called sheepback rock. [1835 45; < F: glaciated rock, lit., fleecy rock] * * * ▪ geology… … Universalium
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