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 changing environment has seen parts of Greenland’s ice sheet and glaciers replaced by wetlands, areas of shrub and barren rock. —

Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025 These long time capsules that are brought up from glaciers can show millions of years of climate history. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025 In Switzerland, there are outwash plains from valley glaciers as well as from sheet ice. —

John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025 And water accumulating at the base of glaciers can actually cause the ice to slide, says Ravanel, noting that this phenomenon has already wiped out mountain huts and bridges. —

Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for glacier