kettle
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- noun
- /ˈkɛtəl/
- Specialized
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depresión glaciar
- When these chunks melted, they formed depressions filled in with meltwater called kettle holes, one of which was the 100-foot-deep Walden Pond, a body of crystal-clear water with no streams entering or leaving it.
- kettle pond
- kettle lake
- kettle holes
Examples
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A kettle-hole lake?
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The glacier left Chilmark a roly-poly landscape full of kettle holes, drumlins, and clay and rock.
Blog text (8) -
Such a lake is commonly called a kettle lake.
Academic text (2011) -
A kettle lake can form when a large block of ice melts and leaves a depression in the ground.
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After the glacier retreated, several kettle holes filled with rainwater, creating small ponds.
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The hiking trail led us to a beautiful kettle filled with crystal-clear water surrounded by trees.
Synonyms
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A small area of still water, often natural or made by people
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A hollow in the ground that forms when buried ice melts and is often filled with water
Idioms
Compounds
- UK
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A hollow in the ground that forms when buried ice melts and is often filled with water
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Etymology
Kettle for the ground comes from the same old word ketill, meaning 'pot' or 'bowl', because a round hole left by melting ice looks like a hollow pot and often fills with water like a small lake.