ice sheet

noun

1. a broad, thick sheet of ice covering an extensive area for a long period of time.
2. a glacier covering a large fraction of a continent.

ice sheet

noun

1. a thick layer of ice covering a large area of land for a long time, esp those in Antarctica and Greenland

Word History and Origins

Origin of ice sheet¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

But, against the odds, he found what he hoped for - a brown smudge on the white ice sheet.

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The Sentinel-1 satellites that Peter uses orbited over Halley Bay, taking pictures of the ice sheet.

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Multiple studies have suggested that parts of the Greenland ice sheet would become much more vulnerable to runaway melting if global warming reached 1.5-2C above pre-industrial levels.

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While much of the data they are gathering will have to be sent back to laboratories for analysis, Alex says the raw figures from seawater measurements they have already taken suggest the waters around Greenland are colder and less salty than before – a sign of ice sheet melting.

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Prof David Thornalley, an ocean and climate scientist at University College London, explains that, over time, the influx of freshwater flowing off the Greenland ice sheet is likely to weaken the main current that runs the length of the Atlantic and has a major influence on the climate.

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