C1nounenvironmentnature
US/ˈɡleɪ.ʃər/
UK/ˈɡlæs.i.ə/
a very large mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain or across land
In context
Himalayan glaciers supply water to hundreds of millions of people in Asia.
The glacier has shrunk by almost a kilometer since 1990.
We heard a loud crack as ice fell from the edge of the glacier into the sea.
Words that go with glacier
adjective + noun
- melting glacierA melting glacier can cause sudden floods in the valley below.
noun + noun
- glacier retreatPhotos from 1920 show the scale of glacier retreat.
- mountain glacierAlmost every mountain glacier in the Alps is getting smaller.
- glacier meltGlacier melt is raising sea levels around the world.
noun + preposition
- edge of the glacierTourists are not allowed near the edge of the glacier.