: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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Alaska is a bucket-list destination for many travelers because of its glaciers, wildlife and seaside communities – and is especially popular to visit by cruise ship.
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Josh Rivera, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Bespoke itineraries are front-loaded to allow flexibility—if weather delays a glacier helicopter tour, it can be swapped with grizzly bear spotting.
—Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
That is melting Europe's glaciers, which may disappear by the end of the century, forever altering the continent's rivers with ripple effects on shipping.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 26 Dec. 2025
No longer held in place by the weight of glacier ice and ocean water, huge masses of rock broke away and surged into the water, producing tsunamis that unleashed more coastal destruction.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
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Josh Rivera, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Bespoke itineraries are front-loaded to allow flexibility—if weather delays a glacier helicopter tour, it can be swapped with grizzly bear spotting.
—Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
That is melting Europe's glaciers, which may disappear by the end of the century, forever altering the continent's rivers with ripple effects on shipping.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 26 Dec. 2025
No longer held in place by the weight of glacier ice and ocean water, huge masses of rock broke away and surged into the water, producing tsunamis that unleashed more coastal destruction.
—Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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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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