English Explanatory Dictionary

nunatak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mountain top or rocky element of a ridge that is surrounded by glacial ice but is not covered by ice; a peak protruding from the surface ice sheet.

Pronunciation

/ˈnʌn.ə.tæk/ /ˈnuː.nə.tæk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nunatak.wav

Word forms

nunatak nunataks nunataker nunataq

Etymology

Borrowed from Greenlandic nunataq.

Related words

monadnock
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