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Definition of glacier noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

glacier

noun

/ˈɡlæsiə(r)/

/ˈɡleɪʃər/

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a slow-moving mass or river of ice, formed from snow on mountains or near the North Pole or South PoleTopics Geographyb2
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Glacier is used after these nouns:
mountain
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Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, from glace ‘ice’, based on Latin glacies.

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