pin·go

(pĭng′gō)

n. pl. pin·gos or pin·goes

An Arctic mound or conical hill, consisting of an outer layer of soil covering a core of solid ice.

[Inuit pingu, hill, mound.]

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pingo

(ˈpɪŋɡəʊ)

n, pl -gos

(Physical Geography) a mound of earth or gravel formed through pressure from a layer of water trapped between newly frozen ice and underlying permafrost in Arctic regions

[C20: from Inuktitut]

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pin•go

(ˈpɪŋ goʊ)

n., pl. -gos. Geol.

1. a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.

2. a hill of similar origin remaining after the melting of permafrost.

[1925–30; < Inuit pinguq]

pingo

A hillock produced in polar regions by an underground ice blister” pushing up the surface above.

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