glacier table

noun

1. a stone slab supported over the surface of a mountain glacier by a column or columns of ice.

glacier table

noun

1. a rock sitting on a pillar of ice on top of a glacier, as a result of the ice immediately beneath the rock being protected from the heat of the sun and not melting

Word History and Origins

Origin of glacier table¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Typical section of a glacier Table.

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