glacier

noun

gla·cier ˈglā-shər

also

-zhər

especially British ˈgla-sē-ə,

or ˈglā-sē-ə

: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface

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Their project eventually became part of a larger international effort to explore the glaciers of Antarctica beginning in 1969. —

Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 21 Dec. 2024 Based in Nuuk, Nomad Greenland offers a range of ice, land and water experiences from sea kayaking and mountain treks to close encounters of the glacier and iceberg kind. —

Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Meanwhile, fires deep in pristine parts of the Amazon reminded researchers that drought might be breaking down the majestic mechanism that moves water inland across the rain forest, and in the Antarctic there were signs that the melt of crucial glaciers was accelerating. —

Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024 Just months ago, scientists were warning that the glacier could be heading for an imminent collapse. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for glacier