ice age

noun

1
: a time of widespread glaciation
2
capitalized I&A : the Pleistocene glacial epoch

Examples of ice age in a Sentence

changes that occurred during the last ice age
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From asteroid impacts to ice ages, oxygen booms to planetary plant takeovers, science journalist Laura Poppick goes in search of these geological archives, alongside the scientists who understand them best. Literary Hub july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025 During the last ice age, both lineages’ populations were in decline. Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2025 In Alaska, a favorite Mother’s Day tradition involved getting up close and personal with a species that survived the ice age: musk ox. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 May 2025 During the Cryogenian period about 700 to 635 million years ago, Earth experienced a super ice age, one that froze the entire planet from the poles to the equator. David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice age

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ice age was in 1855

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“Ice age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20age. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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ice age

noun
1
: a time of widespread glaciation
2
capitalized I&A : the most recent such period in the earth's past

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