noun
- Plural of kame; ridges or mounds of gravel and sand deposited by glacial meltwater.
Usage: geology; chiefly North American
Examples
- The kames in the valley were formed during the last ice age.
- Geologists studied the kames to understand past glacial activity.
- The landscape was dotted with kames and other glacial landforms.
- Kames often contain valuable deposits of sand and gravel for construction.