ice sheet

noun

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Physical evidence that ice sheets covered the interior of continents in warm equatorial regions had eluded scientists – until now. Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024 The current is warming now and therefore speeding up, and its course is more southerly—all of which erodes the Antarctic ice sheet. Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024 Star, Dies At 48 Other geologic process cause isostatic crustal rebound? Interestingly, another instigator of isostatic rebound is deglaciation, when glaciers or ice sheets melt. Carly Miller, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 The researchers warn the faster melting could destabilize the entire West Antarctic ice sheet, leading to its eventual collapse. Danielle Bochove / Bloomberg, TIME, 20 Sep. 2024 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 29 Nov. 2024.

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