ice shelf
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noun
an ice sheet projecting into coastal waters so that the end floats.
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Nearby words
ice rampart, ice road, ice run, ice screw, ice sheet, ice shelf, ice show, ice skate, ice skater, ice skating, ice station
Origin of ice shelf
First recorded in 1910–15
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Examples from the Web for ice shelf
To raise the packages from the floe to the top of the ice-shelf, a "flying-fox" was rigged.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
British Dictionary definitions for ice shelf
ice shelf
noun
a thick mass of ice that is permanently attached to the land but projects into and floats on the sea
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