: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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The trail is well maintained, with a steady, moderate climb that takes you through meadows and past fields of wildflowers (glacier lilies, lupine, and forget-me-nots, to name a few) during the summer months.
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AFAR Media, 7 July 2025
However, glacier tours and boat excursions book out quickly in peak summer months.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The top-tier Epic Plan is aimed at bucket-list adventures like glacier walking and deep-sea diving.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Vaux took on her family’s annual glacier measurements in 1911 and continued them on and off until 1922, after which her work was continued by surveyor Arthur O. Wheeler, who’d helped her with previous glacier surveys.
—Sarah Boon
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
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AFAR Media, 7 July 2025
However, glacier tours and boat excursions book out quickly in peak summer months.
—Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
The top-tier Epic Plan is aimed at bucket-list adventures like glacier walking and deep-sea diving.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Vaux took on her family’s annual glacier measurements in 1911 and continued them on and off until 1922, after which her work was continued by surveyor Arthur O. Wheeler, who’d helped her with previous glacier surveys.
—Sarah Boon
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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