glaciate
verb (used with object)
to cover with ice or glaciers.
glaciation
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a word derived from
glaciate.
Example Sentences
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It started with a period of glaciation that must have been a chilly change from the greenhouse-like Oligocene, and ended with a prolonged period of glaciation, too.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025
The project was inspired by the glacial debris left by the ancient glaciation from this period that can be spectacularly observed in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024
“So there has to be another mystery mechanism that would have sustained the glaciation for that long,” she said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
Massive ice sheets covered wide swathes of the continent - reaching as far south as Illinois - amid extensive glaciation.
From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2023
The streams outside the area of glaciation were less seriously disturbed.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood
