Meaning Glacier
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A large long lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land. Most glaciers flow along topographic gradients because of their weight and gravity.
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In hydrologic terms, bodies of land ice that consist of recrystallized snow accumulated on the surface of the ground, and that move slowly downslope.
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A mass of ice, formed by the recrystallization of snow, that flows forward, or has flowed at some time in the past.
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1744, from French glacier (16c.), from Savoy dialect glacière "moving mass of ice," from Old French glace "ice," from Vulgar Latin *glacia (source also of Old Provençal glassa, Ita [..]
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Insert ice cubes into your partners ass, then lay under them and drink the the shitty drip. If this gets boring you can use a half order of Buffalo Wings instead of ice cubes, hence the "Lava [..]
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Word for an older bisexual man who likes young boys.
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when a girl looks super hot and thin sitting down or when lower half is not visible, but when you see her whole body 80% of her body weight is in the hips and below. And not in a good way, in a way th [..]
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Men whose minds work at the speed of 0.3 miles per year. They are very dense, slow minded, and stupid. They also do not respond appropriately, and can offend people without knowing.
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a chunk of ice formed from snow falling and coming together over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains or moving outward from centers of accumulation.
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mass of ice that moves slowly over land. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia
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A mass of land ice, formed by the further recrystallization of firn, flowing continuously from higher to lower elevations. This term covers all such ice accumulations from the extensive continental gl [..]
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a more or less permanent body of ice compacted from recrystallized snow that expands or contracts depending on gravity and climate.
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A multi-year surplus accumulation of snowfall in excess of snowmelt on land and resulting in a mass of ice at least 0.1 km2 in area that shows some evidence of movement in response to gravity. A glacier may terminate on land or in water. Glacier ice is the largest reservoir of fresh water on Earth, and second only to the oceans as the largest reser [..]
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a mess of ice that moves very slowly down a mountainside
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mass of land ice formed.
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n. A field or stream of ice.
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a mass of ice formed through the accumulation of multiple years of snow input causing compaction and thus the expulsion of air from within the mass.
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A slow moving mass of ice that is replenished at its source.
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A glacier is a slowly moving river of ice.
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a huge mass of ice, formed on land by the compaction and recrystallization of snow, that moves very slowly downslope or outward due to its own weight.
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(n) - a large mass of ice found at high elevations or high latitudes
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A large mass of snow and ice moving along Earth's surface.
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A large ice mass that consists of recrystallized snow and that flows on a land surface under the influence of gravity.
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a large, long-lasting river of slow-moving ice on land. Glaciers helped to create many of the landforms on the planet. 
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A thick mass of ice resulting from compacted snow that forms when more snow accumulates than melts annually.
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large mass of moving ice and snow that exists year round.                                                                                   Global Positioning System (GPS) - [..]
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A mass of land ice that flows downhill under gravity (through internal deformation and/or sliding at the base) and is constrained by internal stress and friction at the base and sides. A glacier is ma [..]
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(n) a slowly moving mass of ice
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a large mass of ice formed on land by the compacting and recrystallization of snow; glaciers survive from year to year, and creep downslope or outward due to the stress of their own weight
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A mass of ice and surficial snow that persists throughout the year and flows downhill under its own weight. The size range is from 100 meters to 10,000 kilometers.
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A mass of land ice that is formed by the cumulative recrystallization of firn. A glacier flows slowly (at present or in the past) from an accumulation area to an ablation area. Some well-known glaciers are: the Zermatt, Stechelberg, Grindelwald, Trient, Les Diablerets, and Rhone in Switzerland; the Nigards, Gaupne, Fanarak, Lom, and Bover in Norway [..]
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Any body of ice that flows from an area of accumulation to an area of ablation (loss)
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A glacier is a mass of ice that originates on land, and usually has an area larger than 0.1 km2. See section 1.4.1.
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A body of land-based (terrestrial) ice that moves downslope under the influence of gravity. In comparison to ice caps and ice sheets, glaciers are confined by topography.
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A long-lived sheet or mass of ice made of recrystallized snow. Glaciers move downhill due to the stress of their own weight.
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A large body of ice moving down a slope or mountain.
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A multi-year surplus accumulation of snowfall in excess of snowmelt on land and resulting in a mass of ice at least 0.1 km2 in area that shows some evidence of movement in response to gravity. A glaci [..]
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GLobal Aerospace Centre for Icing and Environmental Research (Thompson, Manitoba, Canada)
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A meaningless, unregulated word used to describe a source of bottled water, according to Food and Drug Administration rules.
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A huge mass of ice, formed on land by the compaction and recrystallization of snow, that moves very slowly downslope or outward due to its own weight.
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a large body of ice with definite lateral limits, which moves in a downslope direction due to its great mass, as in Alaska.
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A large mass of ice formed on land by the compaction and recrystallization of snow, creeping downslope or outward due to the stress of its own weight, and surviving from year to year.
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Bodies of land ice that consist of recrystallized snow accumulated on the surface of the ground, and that move slowly downslope.
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A slow-moving mass of ice formed in higher latitudes and elevations. When snowfall is greater than melting and the increasing amounts of snow become compacted and pressurized it forms firn (see above) [..]
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A mass of snow and ice continuously moving from higher to lower ground or, if afloat, continuously spreading. (6)
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A mass of snow and ice continuously moving from higher to lower ground or, if afloat, continuously spreading. The principal forms of glacier are INLAND ICE SHEETS, ICE SHELVES, ICE STREAMS, ICE CAPS, [..]
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In hydrologic terms, bodies of land ice that consist of recrystallized snow accumulated on the surface of the ground, and that move slowly downslope.
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a huge mass of land ice that consists of recrystallized snow and moves slowly downslope or outward.
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a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface See also: The Retreat of Glaciers in the Midwestern U.S.
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A large body of collected snow and ice formed over many years that slowly moves through a valley or down a mountain.
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In hydrologic terms, bodies of land ice that consist of recrystallized snow accumulated on the surface of the ground, and that move slowly downslope.
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(geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
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lang=en 1800s=1818 * '''1818''' — . ''''. *: I stood beside the sources of the Arveiron, which take their rise in a glacier, that with slow pace is advancing down from the summit of the hills to b [..]
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A river of ice that moves down a gradient towards the sea.
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A persistent sheet of ice, occurring in the Arctic and Antarctic and at high altitude on mountains.
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