: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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Iⁿ‘zhúje‘waxóbe found his way–the rock is referred to by the Kanza with he/him pronouns–to the confluence of the Kaw (Kansas) River and Shunganunga Creek near Tecumseh, KS in northeastern part of the state having been pushed there by a glacier during the last Ice Age.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Travelers can expect to sail past incredible vistas of fjords and towering glaciers, or get their hearts pumping with a requisite polar plunge, diving into the icy waters for the ultimate rush.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
The separation between the glacier and Prow Knob happened sometime between July 13 and August 6 this summer, according to the satellite imagery.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s enough blame to fill what’s left of the world’s melting glaciers after this debacle of an opener in which the Dolphins were dominated, 33-8, by a mediocre Colts team and looks further from contention than any time this decade.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Travelers can expect to sail past incredible vistas of fjords and towering glaciers, or get their hearts pumping with a requisite polar plunge, diving into the icy waters for the ultimate rush.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
The separation between the glacier and Prow Knob happened sometime between July 13 and August 6 this summer, according to the satellite imagery.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s enough blame to fill what’s left of the world’s melting glaciers after this debacle of an opener in which the Dolphins were dominated, 33-8, by a mediocre Colts team and looks further from contention than any time this decade.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 11 Sep. 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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