English Explanatory Dictionary

ice shelf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈaɪs ˌʃɛlf/

Word forms

ice shelf ice shelves ice-shelf iceshelf

Related words

ice sheet
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