: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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Recent research from West Antarctica found melting at the base of glaciers was actually lower than expected, because it was being suppressed by a layer of colder, fresher water — although scientists still found a rapid retreat.
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Laura Paddison, CNN, 25 June 2024
To combat this, some scientists proposed drilling a series of holes in the bedrock to siphon away water from the glacier's base.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 20 June 2024
Its distinctive shape — an upside down Y — was formed by a massive glacier, and the lake is still fed from waters descending from the nearby Alps.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024
The Nisqually and Paradise glaciers were also searched, as well as the Muir Snowfield, Pebble Creek, Panorama Point and the Nisqually drainage.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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Laura Paddison, CNN, 25 June 2024
To combat this, some scientists proposed drilling a series of holes in the bedrock to siphon away water from the glacier's base.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 20 June 2024
Its distinctive shape — an upside down Y — was formed by a massive glacier, and the lake is still fed from waters descending from the nearby Alps.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024
The Nisqually and Paradise glaciers were also searched, as well as the Muir Snowfield, Pebble Creek, Panorama Point and the Nisqually drainage.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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glacier
noun
gla·cier
ˈglā-shər 
: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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