glacier
/ˈɡlasɪə
/ /ˈɡleɪsɪə /noun
A slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.Above us, waterfalls tumbled down the mountainside from glaciers that hung over the lip of high cols....
- They had to cross the mountains, glaciers and snowfields to reach the whaling station on the other side.
- Nowhere in the world would one find such a high concentration of huge mountains, peaks, glaciers and passes.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from French, from glace 'ice', based on Latin glacies.