ice shelf
noun
: shelf ice
In 2002, a Rhode Island-size section of an ice shelf crumbled into the sea.—
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Siegert and Hogg's team looked at several factors including heat waves, loss of sea ice, collapse of ice shelves and impacts on biodiversity.
—Time, 8 Aug. 2023
The dead buck was stuck fast, his snout buried firm under the ice shelf.
—Nick Fasciano, Outdoor Life, 8 Feb. 2024
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Time, 8 Aug. 2023
The dead buck was stuck fast, his snout buried firm under the ice shelf.
—Nick Fasciano, Outdoor Life, 8 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ice shelf
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“Ice shelf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20shelf. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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