ice cave

American  

noun

1. a cave containing ice that remains unmelted during all or most of the year.

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Etymology

Origin of ice cave

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Police said in their press release around 18:00 that an ice cave had collapsed.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

The “Blair Witch”-style video on Annie’s phone, presumably documenting the last moments of her life, includes whale bones frozen in the ice behind her, indicating an ice cave system the detectives are keen to locate.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

As early as 1947, residents around Switzerland’s Aletsch glacier were spreading sawdust across the roof of an ice cave created for tourists to shield it from the sun’s radiation.

From Scientific American • Mar. 6, 2023

One of the tours leads to an ice cave and Bernlow, who’s been here for more than a decade, said they’re watching it disappear year after year.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023

Then the ousel would go far up into this ice cave until the sound of her singing came out wild and sweet, mixed with the water and the tinkle of the ice.

From The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children by Austin, Mary Hunter