How to Pronounce "moraine"
word
mɝˈeɪn
mur-AYN
məɹˈeɪn
muh-RAYN
Definition
A moraine is a pile or ridge of rocks and dirt left behind by a moving glacier. It shows where the glacier moved or stopped in the past.
IPA Transcription
American English
mɝˈeɪn
British English
məɹˈeɪn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
mur-AYN
UK
muh-RAYN
Listen in Context
The glacier left a moraine after it melted.
Scientists studied the moraine to learn about past ice ages.
You can see a large moraine near the mountain.
Hiking across the moraine was tough because of all the loose rocks.