ice sheet

noun

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In this new study, climate scientists analyzed ice cores from the Greenland ice sheet. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025 This includes the potential for the Greenland ice sheet to melt, the Amazon rainforest to decline significantly and the collapse of Atlantic Ocean currents that help regulate global temperature. Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025 The story of the ancient pollution was buried in the Greenland ice sheet. Evan Bush, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025 Alley researches the great ice sheets to help predict future changes in climate and sea levels. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ice sheet 

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First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ice sheet was in 1831

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“Ice sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20sheet. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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