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Noun Concept
Categories: Glacial landforms, Ponds, Glaciology, Depressions (geology), Articles with short description
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kettle hole  kettle
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(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits WordNet 3.0
English:
landform
geology
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(geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A kettle is a depression or hole in an outwash plain formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters. Wikipedia
Remnant body of water Wikipedia Disambiguation
Shallow, sediment-filled body of water formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters Wikidata
A kettle hole, sometimes any pothole. Wiktionary
A depression in the ground occurring as the result of a large block of ice getting buried by glacial outwash and subsequent melting of it. Wiktionary
Depression in the ground. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
hole
lake
glacial landform
landform
HAS KIND
soll
Puslinch Lake
HAS INSTANCE
Lobsigensee
Walden Pond
Pinhook Bog
Burgäschisee
ZH
沙泰森湖
+6 relations
CATEGORY DOMAIN
geology
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
kettle hole, kettle
Wikipedia
EN
kettle (landform)
Wikidata
EN
kettle
Wiktionary
EN
kettle, kettle hole
Wikipedia Redirections
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glacial pothole, glacial potholes, Kettle (geology), kettle bog, kettle hole, kettle holes, kettle lake, kettle lakes, kettle pond, kettlehole, Kettlelake, Kettlepond
Wikidata Alias
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kettle hole, pothole

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