: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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The brisk air coming off of a glacier is somehow captured in these instruments.
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Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Station establishment The Kyzylsu catchment feeds the Amu Darya River, a major Central Asian river whose water is almost entirely glacier-fed.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Some have theorized that the slabs — which weigh between one and three tons — were carried by Ice Age glaciers.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Not every country can afford to monitor every glacier or rebuild entire villages.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
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Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Station establishment The Kyzylsu catchment feeds the Amu Darya River, a major Central Asian river whose water is almost entirely glacier-fed.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Some have theorized that the slabs — which weigh between one and three tons — were carried by Ice Age glaciers.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Not every country can afford to monitor every glacier or rebuild entire villages.
—Daniel A. Gross, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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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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