Meaning Of The Word Ice shelf
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Ice shelf Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Ice shelf?
ice shelf in American English
a thick mass of glacial ice extending along a polar shore, often resting on the bottom near the shore with the seaward edge afloat: it may protrude hundreds of miles out to sea noun: an ice sheet projecting into coastal waters so that the end floats ice shelf in British English noun: a thick mass of ice that is permanently attached to the land but projects into and floats on the sea ice-shelf in British English noun |
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