kame

noun

ˈkām How to pronounce kame (audio)
: a short ridge, hill, or mound of stratified drift deposited by glacial meltwater

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Continue the tour-de-kames at Pike Lake, where an observation tower offers terrific views of the lake and the surrounding forest from the top of 1,350-foot Powder Hill (also a kame). — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2021 Perched atop a 1,330-foot kame is the Holy Hill Basilica and National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians, which includes a 192-foot scenic tower that is open to the public. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Scots, kame, comb, from Middle English (northern) camb comb, from Old English

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of kame was in 1795

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kame

noun
ˈkām How to pronounce kame (audio)
: a short ridge or mound of material deposited by water from a melting glacier

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