ice sheet

noun

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In September 2025, American Rivers received a $199,761 grant funded by sports betting to study how the winter ice sheet practice actually benefits the environment. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026 Featuring thin ice sheets that slip into the vest, this option keeps you cool without sacrificing mobility or comfort. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026 Funded by the National Science Foundation, the film investigates evidence that Greenland’s ice sheet collapsed in the past and asks what that reveals about the planet’s future. Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026 The other satellite system, NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), typically uses radar imaging to continually map and track changes across the Earth’s surface, including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and ice sheet collapses. Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ice sheet

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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 24 Jun. 2026.

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