Glacier Meaning
/ˈɡlæs.jə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
nounAn area of a mountain where snow is present year-round.
Sentence Examples
The glacier moves but by inches.
The glacier moves slowly.
It is dangerous to walk on a calving glacier.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The massive ____ slowly moved down the valley over centuries.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The huge ____ is slowly melting due to rising global temperatures, causing the sea levels to gradually rise.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French glacier, from Franco-Provençal gllaciér, from Vulgar Latin *glaciārium, a derivative of Latin glaciēs (“ice”), of uncertain origin. First attested in English in 1744 per the OED.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The massive ____ slowly moved down the valley over centuries.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The huge ____ is slowly melting due to rising global temperatures, causing the sea levels to gradually rise.