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Definition of ice cave

1 : a cave so protected from the summer heat that ice remains in it throughout all or most of the year
2 : a cave or tunnel in ice especially : one formed in a glacier by meltwater streams

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“Ice cave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20cave. Accessed 24 May. 2022.

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