glacier

Definitions


[ˈɡleɪsɪə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles
(e.g: part of the glacier collapsed and left behind blocks of ice)


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Origin:
mid 18th century: from French, from glace ‘ice’, based on Latin glacies




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