ice barrier
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"I was very worried when I started to notice that the ice barrier was getting weaker and witnessing such an astronomical change in the climate," he explains.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2022
Until now, scientists believed humans only travelled south into the Americas when this ice barrier began to melt — at the earliest, 16,500 years ago.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2021
A bit of the ice barrier, to which the Byrd ships were moored, cracked off.
From Time Magazine Archive
I always knew it was going to happen, but it was just about when I would put it all together and actually break that ice barrier.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Nathan,” Wind Being said, “this ice barrier was created by Mother Water Monster to prevent passage between the worlds. You’ll have to sing for us to pass.”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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