shelf ice

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noun
  1. ice forming part of or broken from an ice shelf.

Origin of shelf ice

1
First recorded in 1910–15

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British Dictionary definitions for shelf ice

shelf ice

noun
  1. a less common term for ice shelf

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Scientific definitions for shelf ice

shelf ice

  1. An extension of glacial ice into coastal waters that is in contact with the bottom near the shore but not toward the outer edge of the shelf.

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