glacier.

A large mass of land-based ice that moves under its own weight.

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Words that belong together

• retreating glacier
• glacier front

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The glacier's retreat exposed a bare valley.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular glacier; plural glaciers. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.