: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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Drilled from glaciers, ice cores preserve key climatic data over time.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Low-lying South Florida could see even more if certain ocean currents shift or if crucial glaciers melt faster than expected.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
In response to those concerns, the military created the Snow, Ice and Permafrost Research Establishment, a research center dedicated to the science and engineering of all things frozen: glacier runways, the behavior of ice, the physics of snow and the climates of the past.
—Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Many use the lower glaciers on Mount Baker to practice crevasse rescue and ice climbing.
—Sean McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Low-lying South Florida could see even more if certain ocean currents shift or if crucial glaciers melt faster than expected.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
In response to those concerns, the military created the Snow, Ice and Permafrost Research Establishment, a research center dedicated to the science and engineering of all things frozen: glacier runways, the behavior of ice, the physics of snow and the climates of the past.
—Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
Many use the lower glaciers on Mount Baker to practice crevasse rescue and ice climbing.
—Sean McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 8 Apr. 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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