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bottom ice

American  

noun

  1. anchor ice.

Etymology

Origin of bottom ice

An Americanism dating back to 1720–30

Example Sentences

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We have a little difference of opinion as to whether this morainic material has been brought down in surface layers or pushed up from the bottom ice layers, as in Alpine glaciers.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon

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