glacier
noun/ˈɡleɪʃər/
Frequency rank: #6,987 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a large, slow-moving mass of ice formed from compacted snow over many years.
Example sentence
The hikers crossed the surface of the glacier that had been slowly moving for thousands of years.
Synonyms & related words
- icefield
- snowfield
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