ice age
noun
1
: a time of widespread glaciation
2
capitalized I&A : the Pleistocene glacial epoch
Example Sentences
changes that occurred during the last ice age
Recent Examples on the Web In a study published Wednesday in Nature, researchers also found warming is bringing coniferous boreal forests north into previously unforested areas of the Arctic tundra that haven’t had pine trees since the ice age. 
Brian Bushard, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Nun cho ga is beautiful and one of the most incredible mummified ice age animals ever discovered in the world. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 26 June 2022 These ice age animals have been extinct for more than 10,000 years, but scientists are bringing them back to life—virtually. Sam Jones, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2022 Human beings started cooking food, including meat, one million years ago, at the apex of the ice age. Luke Winkie, Bon Appétit, 31 Aug. 2022 It was then captured in time, encased in the frozen layer of ground known as permafrost, during the ice age more than 30,000 years ago, said Grant Zazula, a paleontologist for the Yukon government. Christine Chung, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022 Glacier Bay offers a glimpse into North America during the ice age while offering refuge for a spectacular array of wildlife, including humpback whales and brown bears. Fox News, 29 June 2022 But all of these populations are more similar to each other than the wolves around before the ice age's peak. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 June 2022 The dramatic story of these ice age beasts is thought to be preserved in a frieze of rock paintings created by early humans in the Colombian Amazon rainforest. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Mar. 2022 See More
Brian Bushard, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Nun cho ga is beautiful and one of the most incredible mummified ice age animals ever discovered in the world. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 26 June 2022 These ice age animals have been extinct for more than 10,000 years, but scientists are bringing them back to life—virtually. Sam Jones, Scientific American, 10 Mar. 2022 Human beings started cooking food, including meat, one million years ago, at the apex of the ice age. Luke Winkie, Bon Appétit, 31 Aug. 2022 It was then captured in time, encased in the frozen layer of ground known as permafrost, during the ice age more than 30,000 years ago, said Grant Zazula, a paleontologist for the Yukon government. Christine Chung, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022 Glacier Bay offers a glimpse into North America during the ice age while offering refuge for a spectacular array of wildlife, including humpback whales and brown bears. Fox News, 29 June 2022 But all of these populations are more similar to each other than the wolves around before the ice age's peak. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 29 June 2022 The dramatic story of these ice age beasts is thought to be preserved in a frieze of rock paintings created by early humans in the Colombian Amazon rainforest. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
ice age
noun
: a period of time during which much of the earth is covered with glaciers