sérac
or se·rac
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
Origin of sérac
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How to use sérac in a sentence
For many hours a way was won through a mighty turmoil of serac and over innumerable crevasses with varied fortune.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonPressing northward it was torn into the jumbled crush of serac-ice, sparkling beneath an unclouded sun.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonRetracing the way out of the broken ice, we steered in a south-westerly direction, just above the line of serac and crevassed ice.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonWhether a stone underfoot gave way, or whether the Admiral's voice brought down a serac of rotten wall, is not clear.
The Astonishing History of Troy Town | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchThe region was one of serac where the glacier was puckered up, folded and crushed.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
British Dictionary definitions for sérac
/ (ˈsɛræk) /
a pinnacle of ice among crevasses on a glacier, usually on a steep slope
Origin of sérac
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