Glacier
/ˈɡlæs.jə/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
"They warned that the effects of glacier melting on water resources are becoming “increasingly serious” for China."
- 2 a slowly moving mass of ice wordnet
- 3 An area of a mountain where snow is present year-round.
"You can ski down the glacier in both the winter and the summer."
Proper Noun
- 1 A locality in the Rocky Mountains, British Columbia, Canada.
- 2 A census-designated place in Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
Example
More examples"The glacier moves but by inches."
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.