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Ice Shelf
see synonyms of ice shelfNoun
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Ice Shelf
see synonyms of ice shelfnoun
a thick mass of ice that is permanently attached to the land but projects into and floats on the sea
noun
a variant form of ice shelf
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Ice Shelf
see synonyms of ice shelf 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
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Ice Shelf
see synonyms of ice shelfn.
A body of glacial ice that extends out from a coastline and that floats, at least in part, rather than resting on the sea floor.
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