shelf ice

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noun

ice forming part of or broken from an ice shelf.

Origin of shelf ice

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby shelf ice

Shelepin, shelf, shelf angle, shelfful, shelf fungus, shelf ice, shelf life, shelflist, shelf mark, shelf paper, shelf-stacker

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Example sentences from the Web for shelf ice

At a distance, large bergs would be undistinguishable from shelf-ice, appearances of which were reported above.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Wild, Harrison and Hoadley went to examine the shelf-ice with a view to its suitability for a wintering station.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
In all, thirty-six tons of stores were raised on to the shelf-ice, one hundred feet above sea-level, in four days.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Thus the northern face crumbles down into brash or floats away as part of a berg severed from the main body of the shelf-ice.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

The highest point was fifty feet above the level of the top of the shelf-ice.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for shelf ice

shelf ice

noun

a less common term for ice shelf

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Scientific definitions for shelf ice

shelf ice

An extension of glacial ice into coastal waters that is in contact with the bottom near the shore but not toward the outer edge of the shelf.

单词	shelf ice
释义	shelf ice SEE SYNONYMS FOR shelf ice ON THESAURUS.COM noun ice forming part of or broken from an ice shelf. Origin of shelf ice First recorded in 1910–15 Words nearby shelf ice Shelepin, shelf, shelf angle, shelfful, shelf fungus, shelf ice, shelf life, shelflist, shelf mark, shelf paper, shelf-stacker Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shelf ice At a distance, large bergs would be undistinguishable from shelf-ice, appearances of which were reported above. The Home of the Blizzard\|Douglas Mawson Wild, Harrison and Hoadley went to examine the shelf-ice with a view to its suitability for a wintering station. The Home of the Blizzard\|Douglas Mawson In all, thirty-six tons of stores were raised on to the shelf-ice, one hundred feet above sea-level, in four days. The Home of the Blizzard\|Douglas Mawson Thus the northern face crumbles down into brash or floats away as part of a berg severed from the main body of the shelf-ice. The Home of the Blizzard\|Douglas Mawson The highest point was fifty feet above the level of the top of the shelf-ice. The Home of the Blizzard\|Douglas Mawson British Dictionary definitions for shelf ice shelf ice noun a less common term for ice shelf Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shelf ice ice pack, bay ice, sheet ice Scientific definitions for shelf ice shelf ice An extension of glacial ice into coastal waters that is in contact with the bottom near the shore but not toward the outer edge of the shelf. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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shelf ice

noun

Origin of shelf ice

Words nearby shelf ice

Example sentences from the Web for shelf ice

British Dictionary definitions for shelf ice

noun

Words related to shelf ice

Scientific definitions for shelf ice