Antarctic
Americanadjective
noun
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Antarctic
First recorded in 1325–75; from Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikós; replacing Middle English antartik or directly from Middle French, from Medieval Latin antarticus; see ant-, Arctic
Example Sentences
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El Niño is an awe-inspiringly complicated network of relationships across air and ocean, tying snowfall in Chile with drought in Papua New Guinea and connecting floods in Texas with Antarctic sea ice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
"While large, tabular icebergs are relatively common in the Southern Ocean that surrounds the Antarctic Ice Sheet, Arctic ice islands are far rarer," explains Dr. Anna Crawford of the University of Stirling.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
However, the earliest Antarctic ice sheets began developing while the global climate was still relatively mild.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Skytraders carried out a similar mission in March 2020, when the US requested help evacuating a member of the US Antarctic Program also based in McMurdo, although temperatures were slightly warmer at -30°C.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The whole ice pack was moving in a clockwise direction, sweeping west and north with the current, up along the Antarctic Peninsula.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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