: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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It was intended as a visual aid for journalists like me accompanying the team of scientists measuring the pace at which water flows off this glacier.
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NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
But since 2010, the glacier has receded over half a mile, and that same loop gets you a distant photograph.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Reducing the weight of ice sheets and glaciers in the Arctic has been found to decrease hydrostatic pressure on subglacial hydrate reservoirs, which can then enhance subglacial flux and methane discharge on the coast, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
One-third of the 50 World Heritage sites that contain glaciers will see those glaciers disappear by 2050, the report projects.
—Jessica Beaudette, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
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NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
But since 2010, the glacier has receded over half a mile, and that same loop gets you a distant photograph.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Reducing the weight of ice sheets and glaciers in the Arctic has been found to decrease hydrostatic pressure on subglacial hydrate reservoirs, which can then enhance subglacial flux and methane discharge on the coast, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
One-third of the 50 World Heritage sites that contain glaciers will see those glaciers disappear by 2050, the report projects.
—Jessica Beaudette, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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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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