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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Don’t expect to see a glacier calve, whales feeding, or for your trip to match the brochure. —

Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 8 Jan. 2025 The second was freshwater lakes buried under glaciers or polar ice caps, which might exist under Mars' southern ice cap. —

Paul Sutter, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025 Auroras and glaciers, Greenland Greenland remains a remote and exclusive place. —

Wilson Santiago Burgos, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024 With climate warming accelerating this process, the glacier's instability could still have long-term consequences. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for glacier