ice shelf
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ice-shelf — ● ice shelf, ice shelfs ou shelf nom masculin (anglais ice, glace, et shelf, plate forme) Plate forme de glace continentale, de plusieurs dizaines à plusieurs centaines de milliers de kilomètres carrés, flottant sur la mer. ice shelf [ajsʃɛlf]… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ice shelf — ice′ shelf n. gel an ice sheet projecting into coastal waters so that the end floats • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
ice shelf — n. a thick mass of glacial ice extending along a polar shore, often resting on the bottom near the shore with the seaward edge afloat: it may protrude hundreds of miles out to sea … English World dictionary
Ice shelf — An ice shelf is a thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland and Canada only. The boundary between the floating ice… … Wikipedia
ice shelf — noun ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea • Syn: ↑shelf ice • Hypernyms: ↑ice * * * noun : shelf ice * * * an ice sheet projecting into coastal waters so that the end floats. [1910 15] * * * ice shelf … Useful english dictionary
ice shelf — an ice sheet projecting into coastal waters so that the end floats. [1910 15] * * * ▪ geology thick mass of floating ice that is attached to land, formed from and fed by tongues of glaciers extending outward from the land into sheltered… … Universalium
ice shelf — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms ice shelf : singular ice shelf plural ice shelves a large area of ice that floats on the sea and is attached to the land … English dictionary
Ice shelf — Barrière de glace Principales barrières de glace de l Antarctique Barrière de Ross (472 960 km²) … Wikipédia en Français
ice shelf — /ˈaɪs ʃɛlf/ (say uys shelf) noun a thick floating platform of ice which forms where a glacier flows to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Also, iceshelf …
ice shelf — noun /ˈaɪs ˌʃɛlf/ A thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland, and Canada only … Wiktionary
