ice age

[ ahys-eyj ]

/ ˈaɪs ˌeɪdʒ /

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noun Geology.

a geologic period during which ice thickly covers vast masses of land: astronomical phenomena related to the widespread glaciation of ice ages.

Ice Age, the most recent of the earth’s many ice ages, occurring during the Pleistocene Epoch: Our familiar continents were shaped quite differently before the Ice Age.

Origin of ice age

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby ice age

ICBM, ICC, ICD, ICDA, ice, ice age, ice ages, ice anchor, ice apron, ice ax, ice axe

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Example sentences from the Web for ice age

Take the case of the American bison: The ice-age bison evolved into the Plains buffalo, Bison bison, perhaps 10,000 years ago.
American Wilderness Faces the Firing Squad|Doug Peacock|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The short summer would not suffice to melt the enormous winter accumulations of ice and snow, and an ice-age would result.
The Story of Evolution|Joseph McCabe
The last great selection, the northern Ice-Age, will give the last touches of modernisation.
The Story of Evolution|Joseph McCabe
Nor is there any sign of moraines, glacier-scorings or other traces of the ice-age.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2|Various

We turn now to consider the effect of the great Ice-Age, and the relation of man to it.
The Story of Evolution|Joseph McCabe
The chief point to be determined is not whether man did or did not precede the Ice-Age.
The Story of Evolution|Joseph McCabe

British Dictionary definitions for ice age

ice age

noun

another name for glacial period

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Scientific definitions for ice age

ice age

Any of several cold periods during which glaciers covered much of the Earth.

Ice Age. The most recent glacial period, which occurred during the Pleistocene Epoch and ended about 10,000 years ago. During the Pleistocene Ice Age, great sheets of ice up to two miles thick covered most of Greenland, Canada, and the northern United States as well as northern Europe and Russia.

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释义	ice age [ ahys-eyj ] / ˈaɪs ˌeɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ice age ON THESAURUS.COM noun Geology. a geologic period during which ice thickly covers vast masses of land: astronomical phenomena related to the widespread glaciation of ice ages. Ice Age, the most recent of the earth’s many ice ages, occurring during the Pleistocene Epoch: Our familiar continents were shaped quite differently before the Ice Age. Origin of ice age First recorded in 1870–75 Words nearby ice age ICBM, ICC, ICD, ICDA, ice, ice age, ice ages, ice anchor, ice apron, ice ax, ice axe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ice age Take the case of the American bison: The ice-age bison evolved into the Plains buffalo, Bison bison, perhaps 10,000 years ago. American Wilderness Faces the Firing Squad\|Doug Peacock\|July 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The short summer would not suffice to melt the enormous winter accumulations of ice and snow, and an ice-age would result. The Story of Evolution\|Joseph McCabe The last great selection, the northern Ice-Age, will give the last touches of modernisation. The Story of Evolution\|Joseph McCabe Nor is there any sign of moraines, glacier-scorings or other traces of the ice-age. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2\|Various We turn now to consider the effect of the great Ice-Age, and the relation of man to it. The Story of Evolution\|Joseph McCabe The chief point to be determined is not whether man did or did not precede the Ice-Age. The Story of Evolution\|Joseph McCabe British Dictionary definitions for ice age ice age noun another name for glacial period Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ice age glacial epoch Scientific definitions for ice age ice age Any of several cold periods during which glaciers covered much of the Earth. Ice Age. The most recent glacial period, which occurred during the Pleistocene Epoch and ended about 10,000 years ago. During the Pleistocene Ice Age, great sheets of ice up to two miles thick covered most of Greenland, Canada, and the northern United States as well as northern Europe and Russia. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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ice age

noun Geology.

Origin of ice age

Words nearby ice age

Example sentences from the Web for ice age

British Dictionary definitions for ice age

noun

Words related to ice age

Scientific definitions for ice age