ice sheet

noun

Examples of ice sheet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web During the last Ice Age, an ice sheet up to two miles thick covered most of Canada and the northern United States, accounting for millions of square miles. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024 His staff was able to relieve some of the pressure against the dam by making large cuts across the ice sheet. CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ice sheet 

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Word History

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 5 May. 2024.

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ice sheet

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