glacier

noun

gla·cier ˈglā-shər

also

-zhər

especially British ˈgla-sē-ə,

or ˈglā-sē-ə

: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface

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The glaciers of Monte Tronador shimmer under sunbeams in the western sky as teenagers splash in the frigid meltwaters of the neighboring bay. —

Mark Johanson, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024 This vertical land movement occurs as land masses slowly rebound from the weight of past ice age glaciers. —

Kate S. Petersen, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Nov. 2024 Arctic Ice, a Greenland start-up, began shipping ice from glaciers to cocktail bars in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024 For hers and other nearby communities, the melting of the glaciers is a practical catastrophe: The snowy mountains provide water for drinking and agriculture, and also foster a tourist economy. —

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