ice sheet

noun

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And the more climate change results in ice sheets melting, the more open Greeland’s maritime passages will grow. Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 May 2026 While educating the audience on the world of tea, Creane tells a haunting personal story of losing her emotionally distant father to cancer and seeing up close the collapse of polar ice sheets due to climate change. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026 At the legendary Boston Garden, for example, the ice sheet was 191 feet long by 83 feet wide, making the games played there somewhat quicker and more physical, with less space available to make plays. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026 Whenever Boston and Montreal stepped onto the ice sheet, an ultra-intense, physical game was in order. Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ice sheet

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ice sheet was in 1831

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“Ice sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20sheet. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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