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glacier

noun

gla·​cier ˈglā-shər How to pronounce glacier (audio)
also
-zhər How to pronounce glacier (audio)
 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The epicenter of Monday’s quake was close to the Hailuogou Glacier Park, site of the lowest glacier in Asia and a popular destination for backpackers seeking a taste of the Tibetan Plateau. Dan Strumpf, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 From an airplane over Lake Powell’s upper reaches, the folds and crevasses of mud resemble a dirty glacier plowing through the Colorado Plateau. AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2022 When a mountain glacier melts, the resulting water doesn't just sit on the mountain. WIRED, 4 Sep. 2022 Petersburg is a gateway to the LeConte Glacier, the northern hemisphere’s southernmost tidewater glacier. Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, on another nearby peak, Cayambe, two climbers slipped while scrambling up a steep rock slope leading to the peak’s main glacier, and both suffered broken legs. Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022 In addition to sharing details about the glacier-dwelling stonefly known as the Patagonian ice dragon, Madriz also camped out in the tree canopy of Chile's Valdivian forest to capture primitive crane flies. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 But at the Grand Etret glacier in northwest Italy, only 1.3 metres (4.2 feet) of snow had accumulated during this past winter — 2 metres (6.6 feet) less than the annual average for the 20 years up to 2020. Reuters, NBC News, 26 July 2022 Doc follows the ghost of photographer Lucien Le Saint after it is freed from a Patagonian glacier. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French dialect (Franco-Provençal), from glace ice, from Latin glacies; akin to Latin gelu frost — more at cold

First Known Use

1744, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of glacier was in 1744

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