ice sheet

noun

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For now, the speed at which Greenland’s ice sheet is melting doesn’t appear to be increasing the rate of the planet’s continental drift. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025 The Arctic is warming at a rate three to four times faster than the rest of the world—and Greenland’s ice sheet lost 2.5 million liters (over 660,000 gallons) of fresh water per second last year. Simmone Shah, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025 Living in an ice sheet was not as harsh, or as onerous, as Weiss had initially feared. Katie Hunt, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025 Greenland’s ice sheet is melting at an alarming rate, contributing to rising sea levels worldwide. Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 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 15 May. 2025.

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