GLACIER


Meaning of GLACIER in English

/ ˈglæsiə(r); NAmE ˈgleɪʃər/ noun

a large mass of ice, formed by snow on mountains, that moves very slowly down a valley

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from French , from glace ice, based on Latin glacies .

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