ice shelf
ice shelf · ice shelves
шельфовые ледники
Schelfeis, Eisschelf
A thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down…A thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland, and Canada only.
/ˈaɪs ˌʃɛlf/
Meaning
1 sensesA thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland, and Canada only.
Schelfeis, Eisschelf
шельфовые ледникиšelʹfovyje ledniki
More definitions
- ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea
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thick floating platform of ice:
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By meaning 1
thick floating platform of ice: