Mound of gravel (5 letters)

{ Answer }

ESKER

{ Related Clues }

Geological ridge
Glacial deposit
Glacial formation
Glacial ridge
Gravelly ridge
Sand ridge
Sandy ridge
Glacial soil deposit
Glacial-stream deposit
Gravel ridge in a glacier
Gravelly glacial ridge
Long ridge of sand
Narrow sand ridge
Sandy glacial deposit

{ Tags }

deposit, esker, formation, geological, glacial, glacier, gravel, gravelly, long, mound, narrow, ridge, sand, sandy, soil, stream

{ Notes }

The answer ESKER is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ESKER as a noun:

1. (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets