subglacial

adjective

sub·​gla·​cial ˌsəb-ˈglā-shəl 

: of or relating to the bottom of a glacier or the area immediately underlying a glacier

subglacially

ˌsəb-ˈglā-shə-lē 

adverb

Examples of subglacial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As temperatures warm, moulins have become more common, and the resulting flow of subglacial meltwater is accelerating the movement of ice toward the ocean. —Chloe Berge, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025

Given the circumstantial evidence for subglacial lakes and moist crater slopes, the researchers think the best chance for life is deep under the surface. —Paul Sutter, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025

Particularly interesting are subglacial lakes like Lake Vostok, located 4,000 meters under the ice sheet and isolated from the surface for 15 million years. —Shelli Brunswick, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024

These would then be used to shuttle around nuclear missiles in a great, subglacial game of cat and mouse. —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subglacial

• bifacial
• biracial
• palatial
• postglacial
• preglacial
• craniofacial
• interfacial
• interglacial
• interracial
• multiracial
• orofacial
• periglacial