EGAVE

pingo

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. noun A flexible pole supported on one shoulder, with a load suspended from each end.
  3. noun A measure of weight equivalent to that which can be carried using a pingo, equal to around 25 kilograms (55 lbs).

Similar words

palsa pogonip mogul ice stupa pack ice melt pond polygonboden periglaciation snowpit hummock

Often followed by

is growth ice scars load remnants in and doce

Word family

pingos

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