glacier
IPA: gɫˈeɪʃɝ
noun
- (geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
- (mountaineering) An area of a mountain where snow is present year-round.
- A locality in the Rocky Mountains, British Columbia, Canada.
- A census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
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Examples of "glacier" in Sentences
- That is glaciers that calve into the ocean.
- Calving glaciers accelerate at the terminus.
- Ablation in a glacier is a key part of the glacier mass balance.
- As the glaciers lose mass, the pressure of the ice is diminished.
- The Crowfoot Glacier sits on the northeastern flank of the mountain.
- The glacier is situated on the northeastern flank of Crowfoot Mountain.
- Glaciers to the north blocked the natural northward drainage of the areas.
- Glacier Bay and the Marjorie Glacier are approachable only by air and water.
- The glacier groans gutterally as gravity pushes it down valleys incised by ice.
- Other many peaks include the Tronador and its loud thundering mountain glacier.
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