glacier

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɡlæs.jə/, /ˈɡleɪs.jə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/
• (CA) IPA: /ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/, /ˈɡleɪs.jɚ/

Noun

glacier (plural glaciers)

1. (geology) 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.

Translations

• French: glacier
• German: Gletscher, Ferner, Kees
• Italian: ghiacciaio
• Portuguese: glaciar (Portugal), geleira (Brazil)
• Russian: ледни́к
• Spanish: glaciar, helero

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