glacier

[US]/ˈɡlæsiə(r)/
[UK]/ˈɡleɪʃər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. glacier

Phrases & Collocations

melting glacier

retreating glacier

calving glacier

glacier formation

glacier retreat

glacier national park

Example Sentences

a bottomless glacier lake.

the deceptively smooth surface of the glacier

glaciers are unique and interesting natural phenomena.

The glacier calved a large iceberg.

Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills.

Erratics ate boulders transported by glaciers and deposited some distance from their point of origin.

The countermarch phenomenon of the Mingyong glacier of Meili Snow Mountain has taken place in Yunnan province.The change auspice also has taken place in Xishuangbanna district.

layers of sediment that were deposited on the ocean floor; glaciers that deposited their debris as they melted.

A calm, narrow channel, lined by low peaks wrapped in ultra-white glaciers, it is strewn with huge tabular icebergs and smaller bergy bits.

At its farthest end, three glaciers meet to dump their effluvia into the milky grey glacial water, launching massive igloo icebergs into the lake with thunderous splashes.

Establishments projects of tourism: ①iron chain bridge above the canyon, ②whirlybird tour project, ③water amusement, ④geographic museum of glacier relics;

Real-world Examples

Rising temperatures could mean no more glaciers in Glacier National Park.

Source: Obama's weekly television address.

Can I see you reaching the glacier happy?

Source: American English dialogue

Glaciers can erode landscapes swifter than rain and rivers.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Satellites show the world's glaciers are melting faster than ever.

Source: VOA Daily Standard May 2021 Collection

A glacier lake in Sikkim State overflowed flooding many villages.

Source: VOA Standard English - Asia

They wind through land carved out by other huge glaciers long ago.

Source: National Parks of the United States

Naughten looked at melting, floating areas of ice that hold back glaciers.

Source: VOA Special English: World

It has receded so far, you can't see the glacier anymore.

Source: VOA Special August 2023 Collection

The United Nations says almost all of the world's glaciers are becoming smaller.

Source: VOA Special September 2021 Collection

There's ground ice, there's rock-covered glaciers, there's ice for us to use.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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