pingos
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pingos noun
- A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year.
pingos noun
- (Sri Lanka) A flexible pole supported on one shoulder, with a load suspended from each end; a carrying pole or carrying yoke.
- (Sri Lanka) A measure of weight equivalent to that which can be carried using a pingo, perhaps about 55 pounds (25 kilograms) (see the 2013 quotation).
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