: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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At roughly 80 miles across, Thwaites is the widest glacier in the world and roughly the size of Florida.
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 21 May 2024
And for the first time, there's visible evidence that shows warm seawater pumping underneath the glacier.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 21 May 2024
And for the first time, there's visible evidence that shows warm seawater pumping underneath the glacier.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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glacier
noun
gla·cier
ˈglā-shər 
: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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