单词 | ice cliff |
释义 | > as lemmasice cliff ice cliff n. ΚΠ 1774 C. J. Phipps Voy. N. Pole p. xv Against the ice-cliffs..the sea has washed underneath, and the arch overhanging, most fearful to behold, supports mountains of snow. 1864 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 34 30 Our camp was pitched just beyond the reach of the blocks and stones, which..kept incessantly coming down the ice-cliff. 1925 T. H. Somervell in E. F. Norton et al. Fight for Everest: 1924 iii. vi. 356 The steep ice cliffs of the North Col are safer than the avalanchy slopes. 2007 Climb Mag. May (Alpine Rock Suppl.) 22/1 As the glacier is slowly moving the ice cliffs or seracs will eventually just peel away, with gravity and time being the master. < as lemmas |
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