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glacier

/ˈɡleɪ.ʃɚ/noun

A huge mass of ice that moves slowly downhill under its own weight.

Example sentence

  • The hikers could see a glacier stretching down between the peaks.

The adjective 'glacial' does double duty: glacial landscapes, but also glacial pace or a glacial stare, meaning extremely slow or icily hostile.

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