glacier

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈɡlæs.jə//
United Kingdom//ˈɡleɪs.jə//
United States//ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ//
Canada//ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ//
Canada//ˈɡleɪs.jɚ//

A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

noun

1
A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
They warned that the effects of glacier melting on water resources are becoming “increasingly serious” for China.
2
An area of a mountain where snow is present year-round.
You can ski down the glacier in both the winter and the summer.
3
figurativeSomething that moves very slowly
The queue in the pharmacy was a glacier.

Etymology

Borrowed from French glacier, from Franco-Provençal gllaciér, from Vulgar Latin *glaciārium, a derivative of Latin glaciēs (“ice”), of uncertain origin. First attested in English in 1744 per the OED.

Forms

plural: glaciers

given · Considering; taking into account.Given · A surname.giving · Having the tendency to give; generous.

glacier · A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

Glacier · A locality in the Rocky Mountains, British Columbia, Canada.glad · Pleased; happy; gratified.Glad · A diminutive of the female given name Gladys.

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