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Material incorporated into the glacier is entrained debris. When it is left behind, the general term is "till" (which also applies to moraines). Material that is transported by glacial meltwater is "outwash." Geology has a poetic and interesting terminology. One of my favorite reads is John McPhee's book series "Annals of the Former World," which celebrates the language of geology, as well as the science.
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