ice sheet

noun

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The Greenland ice sheet melted many times faster than normal during the heat wave, according to the analysis by World Weather Attribution, with at least two communities seeing record temperatures for May. Isabella O‘Malley, Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2025 Irreversible tipping points — like the melting of Arctic ice sheets or the collapse of coral reefs — are closer at hand than previously believed. Bluesky Social, 5 June 2025 Greenland is a resource-rich island with a plentiful supply of critical minerals, a category that also includes rare earths elements, under its ice sheet. Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 3 June 2025 During this time, global temperature dropped as ice sheets grew and altered oceans. Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice sheet

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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 18 Jul. 2025.

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