moulin

noun

mou·​lin

(ˈ)mü¦laⁿ

plural -s

: a nearly cylindrical vertical shaft in a glacier scoured out by meltwater and rock debris pouring into it

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, mill, from Late Latin molinum

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