glacier
/ˈɡlæs.jə/
UK: /ˈɡleɪs.jə/
ꞬLÆS · jə (2 syllables)
English
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Definition
A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
Etymology
Borrowed from French glacier, from Franco-Provençal gllaciér, from Vulgar Latin *glaciārium, a derivative of Latin glaciēs (“ice”), of uncertain origin. First attested in English in 1744 per the OED.
Example Sentences
- "They warned that the effects of glacier melting on water resources are becoming “increasingly serious” for China."
- "You can ski down the glacier in both the winter and the summer."
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