roche moutonnée


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
roche moutonnée /ˌrɒʃ muːˈtɒneɪ/
noun (pl. roches moutonnées pronunc. same) Geology a small bare outcrop of rock shaped by glacial erosion, with one side smooth and gently sloping and the other steep, rough, and irregular.
– origin C19: Fr., lit. ‘fleecy rock’.
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