'Moraine' definitions:

Definition of 'moraine'

noun

Accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier

From: GCIDE

Moraine \Mo*raine"\, n. [F. Cf. Prov. G. mur stones broken off, It. mora a heap of stones, hillock, G. m["u]rbe soft, broken up, OHG. muruwi, AS. mearu tender, Gr. ? to cause to wither, Skr. ml[=a] to relax.] (Geol.) An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier. --Lyell. [1913 Webster]
Note: If the moraine is at the extremity of the glacier it is a terminal moraine; if at the side, a lateral moraine; if parallel to the side on the central portion of the glacier, a medial moraine. See Illust. of Glacier. In the last case it is formed by the union of the lateral moraines of the branches of the glacier. A ground moraine is one beneath the mass of ice. [1913 Webster]

Name :

Moraine, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio

Population (2000) :

6897

Housing Units (2000) :

3127

Land area (2000) :

9.070917 sq. miles (23.493566 sq. km)

Water area (2000) :

0.272740 sq. miles (0.706393 sq. km)

Total area (2000) :

9.343657 sq. miles (24.199959 sq. km)

FIPS code :

52010

Located within :

Ohio (OH), FIPS 39

Location :

39.695650 N, 84.227677 W

Note :

some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.