: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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The melting of glaciers and ice caps due to climate change, resulting in a mass shift from the poles to the equator, is expected to amplify this effect further, as a study published in the journal Science Advances suggested as early as 2016.
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
But an even greater danger justifies the glacier’s chilling nickname.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2025
When glaciers melt, sea levels rise, avalanches and landslides are more likely to occur, and long-term freshwater access is thrown into question.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
Did Bischoff’s bravura storytelling end up breaking off another chunk of consensus reality, like ice from a melting glacier?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
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David Bressan, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
But an even greater danger justifies the glacier’s chilling nickname.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2025
When glaciers melt, sea levels rise, avalanches and landslides are more likely to occur, and long-term freshwater access is thrown into question.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
Did Bischoff’s bravura storytelling end up breaking off another chunk of consensus reality, like ice from a melting glacier?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for glacier
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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glacier
noun
gla·cier
ˈglā-shər 
: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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