a slow-moving mass or river of ice, formed from snow on mountains or near the North Pole or South Pole

glacier noun NAmE//ˈɡleɪʃər// a large mass of ice, formed by snow on mountains, that moves very slowly down a valley.

A large accumulation or river of ice in a high mountain valley, formed by the gradual descent and consolidation of the snow that falls on the higher ground.

A mass of ice which may be moving, or has moved, overland: when enough ice has accumulated, a glacier will start to move forwards.

​(formal) very cold; like ice synonym icy. glacial winds/temperatures; the glacial waters of the Arctic; The dining room was glacial.

a large mass of ice that moves slowly over land, esp. down the side of a mountain, often moving rocks with it and changing the shape of the land.

(formal) very cold; like ice synonym icy glacial winds/temperatures the glacial waters of the Arctic The dining room was glacial. 4(formal) (of people) ...

The earliest known use of the noun glacier-mill is in the 1890s. OED's only evidence for glacier-mill is from 1894, in the writing of James Geikie, geologist.

20 нояб. 2024 г. · GLACIER definition: a large mass of ice that moves very slowly, usually down a slope or valley. Learn more.

glaciation noun /ˌɡleɪsiˈeɪʃn/ /ˌɡleɪʃiˈeɪʃn/ [uncountable] (geology) the process or result of land being covered by glaciers.