Definition of Eskar

1. n. See Eschar.

Definition of Eskar

1. Noun. (geology) (alternative form of esker) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eskar

1. esker [n -S] - See also: esker

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eskar

esemplastic
eseridine
eserine
eserine aminoxide
eserine oxide
eserine salicylate
eserines
eses
esguard
esguards
esh
eshes
esile
esiles
eskar (current term)
eskars
eskebornite
esker
eskers
eskies
eskimo
eskimoite
eskimos
eskolaite
eskrima
esky
esloin
esloined
esloining

Literary usage of Eskar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society by County Kildare Archaeological Society (1902)
"On the opposite bank of the stream is another eskar, ... The first terrace on the ground-Hue was carried round the whole eskar ; the second and third can be ..."

2. Journal of the Co. Kildare Archaeological Society and Surrounding Districts by County Kildare Archaeological Society (1902)
"The first terrace on the ground-line was carried round the whole eskar ;• the second and third can ... On the opposite bank of the stream is another eskar, ..."

3. The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences by Newton Horace Winchell (1892)
"He also showed a large map of the Connecticut valley glacier on which was represented the long eskar skirting the river and through which its channel has in ..."

4. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Ephraim Chambers (1870)
"... recognised An eskar is generally a long linear ridge *1 gravel, including pieces of considerable weden, they often have rough erratic blocks upon them. ..."

5. The Geological Record (1875)
"The oldest is that of the eskar Sea, or the 300- feet sea-beach; the second is ... During the eskar-sea period small local glaciers seem to have existed, ..."

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