Complete Definition of "glacier"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�glæsi�/, /�gleɪsi�/
SAMPA|/"gl{si@/, /"glEIsi@/

Noun
glacier (plural glaciers)

  1. A large body of ice which moves under its own mass, usually downhill, acting as a juggernaught to all in its path.

Derived terms
glacial
glaciation

Translations

Chinese: �� (bīngchu�n), �河 (bīng hé)
Czech: ledovec m
Danish: gletsjer, jøkel g|Danish
Dutch: gletsjer m
Esperanto: glaciaro
Finnish: jäätikkö
French: glacier m
German: Gletscher m
Greek: �αγε��να� m
mid
Icelandic: jökull m
Italian: ghiacciaio m
Japanese: æ°·æ²³
Korean: �� (bingha)
Norwegian: isbre m
Polish: lodowiec m
Portuguese: glaciar m italbrac|Portugal, geleira f italbrac|Brazil
Russian: ледник (ledník) m
Sindhi: SDchar|بر�ا� m
Slovak: ľadovec
Spanish: glaciar m
Swedish: glaciär c
Welsh: rhewlif

See also
iceberg
w:Glacier|Wikipedia article on glaciers


French

Noun
glacier m (plural glaciers)

  1. glacier
  2. ice-cream shop

See also
glace

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