: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
Examples of glacier in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Don’t expect to see a glacier calve, whales feeding, or for your trip to match the brochure.
—
Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 8 Jan. 2025
The second was freshwater lakes buried under glaciers or polar ice caps, which might exist under Mars' southern ice cap.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Auroras and glaciers, Greenland Greenland remains a remote and exclusive place.
—Wilson Santiago Burgos, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
With climate warming accelerating this process, the glacier's instability could still have long-term consequences.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for glacier 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 8 Jan. 2025
The second was freshwater lakes buried under glaciers or polar ice caps, which might exist under Mars' southern ice cap.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Auroras and glaciers, Greenland Greenland remains a remote and exclusive place.
—Wilson Santiago Burgos, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
With climate warming accelerating this process, the glacier's instability could still have long-term consequences.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for glacier
Dictionary Entries Near glacier
Cite this Entry
“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
glacier
noun
gla·cier
ˈglā-shər 
: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share