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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
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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