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ice shelf

noun

  1. an ice sheet projecting into coastal waters so that the end floats.


ice shelf

noun

  1. a thick mass of ice that is permanently attached to the land but projects into and floats on the sea


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ice shelf1

First recorded in 1910–15

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Example Sentences

We had traveled five miles on the ice shelf above the foaming sea.

To raise the packages from the floe to the top of the ice-shelf, a "flying-fox" was rigged.

The face of the Shackleton Ice-Shelf 100 miles north of the mainland.

The open pools gave excellent fishing, and the upper ice shelf protected them perfectly from all enemies.

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