ice barrier
noun
the outer margin of the Antarctic ice sheet, which extends beyond the coastline.
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How to use ice barrier in a sentence
The village of Bagnes, in Switzerland, overwhelmed by the giving away of an ice barrier.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellA few hours later we were landing beside the Albatross, in the leaden blue sea beyond the ice barrier.
Astounding Stories, April, 1931 | VariousBy one o'clock in the afternoon the river had risen eight feet, but the ice barrier still held.
The Magnetic North | Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)Slasher, more wolf than dog, stood snarling his red-eyed hate in the face of the new-formed ice barrier.
Connie Morgan in Alaska | James B. HendryxAnd he saw the lofty ice barrier, which in some places is as much as 300 feet high.
From Pole to Pole | Sven Anders Hedin
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