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Definition of Pingo
1. Noun. (geomorphology) A conical mound with an ice core lasting more than a year; caused by permafrost uplift. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pingo
1. a low mound of earth formed by expansion of underlying frost [n -GOS or -GOES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pingo
Literary usage of Pingo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"The origin of pingos is becoming better known through studies on pingo structures
and growth ... One complete horizontal section of a pingo has been mapped, ..."
2. The Pictorial History of England: Being a History of the People, as Well as by George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane (1848)
"From a Medal by pingo. CHAPTER IV. HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL INDUSTRY. HE Revolution,
by plunging us into a war with France, ..."
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