noun
glacier
GLAS-yuh
noun
1
A large, slow-moving mass of ice formed from compacted snow.
"The glacier has retreated significantly over the past century."
"Tourists hiked to the base of the glacier."
How to Use Glacier
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA huge, slow-flowing river of ice, usually found in mountains or polar regions.
Common pairings
melting glacier
glacier ice
retreating glacier
Word Forms
glaciers plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French glacier, ultimately from Latin glacies ("ice"); first recorded in English in 1744.