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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈɡleɪʃər/ · UK /ˈɡlæsiə/
Forms: glaciers
glacier means: A large area of thick ice on a mountain that stays frozen throughout the year.
noun
A large area of thick ice on a mountain that stays frozen throughout the year.
- We skied across the glacier.
- Snow covered the glacier even in July.
- The guide warned us about cracks in the glacier.
Something that moves or changes extremely slowly.
- The queue was a glacier.
- Our paperwork moved through a glacier of bureaucracy.
- By noon, the traffic had become a glacier.
Questions about glacier
What does glacier mean?
A large area of thick ice on a mountain that stays frozen throughout the year.
What is glacier in other languages?
Türkçe: buzul · Español: glaciar · Français: glacier · Deutsch: Gletscher · Italiano: ghiacciaio · 日本語: 氷河
How do you pronounce glacier?
In American English /ˈɡleɪʃər/; in British English /ˈɡlæsiə/.
How do you use glacier in a sentence?
We skied across the glacier. Snow covered the glacier even in July.
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