ice shelf
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ice-shelf — ● ice shelf, ice shelfs ou shelf nom masculin (anglais ice, glace, et shelf, plate forme) Plate forme de glace continentale, de plusieurs dizaines à plusieurs centaines de milliers de kilomètres carrés, flottant sur la mer. ice shelf [ajsʃɛlf]… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ice shelf — ice′ shelf n. gel an ice sheet projecting into coastal waters so that the end floats • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
ice shelf — n. a thick mass of glacial ice extending along a polar shore, often resting on the bottom near the shore with the seaward edge afloat: it may protrude hundreds of miles out to sea … English World dictionary
Ice shelf — An ice shelf is a thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland and Canada only. The boundary between the floating ice… … Wikipedia
ice shelf — noun ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea • Syn: ↑shelf ice • Hypernyms: ↑ice * * * noun : shelf ice * * * an ice sheet projecting into coastal waters so that the end floats. [1910 15] * * * ice shelf … Useful english dictionary
ice shelf — an ice sheet projecting into coastal waters so that the end floats. [1910 15] * * * ▪ geology thick mass of floating ice that is attached to land, formed from and fed by tongues of glaciers extending outward from the land into sheltered… … Universalium
ice shelf — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms ice shelf : singular ice shelf plural ice shelves a large area of ice that floats on the sea and is attached to the land … English dictionary
Ice shelf — Barrière de glace Principales barrières de glace de l Antarctique Barrière de Ross (472 960 km²) … Wikipédia en Français
ice shelf — thick ice, fairly flat, along polar coasts, fastened to the shore and often reaching the bottom although the seaward end floats free, sometimes over deep water. Icebergs break off this shelf … Dictionary of ichthyology
ice shelf — /ˈaɪs ʃɛlf/ (say uys shelf) noun a thick floating platform of ice which forms where a glacier flows to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Also, iceshelf …
