salt glacier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A solid rock salt outflow from a salt dome or halite diapir, that slow flows away from the hill of salt downhill, filling valleys. The flowing salt is frequently colored by impurities within the salt depost.

Word forms

salt glacier salt glaciers

Etymology

From being a glacier-like formation made from salt.

Synonyms

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