ice shelf
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ice shelf
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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As the channels deepen and widen, parts of the ice shelf may thin unevenly, reducing the shelf's overall structural stability.
From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026
"Roughly 90% of the dissolved iron coming out of the ice shelf cavity comes from deep waters and sediments outside the cavity, not from meltwater," Chinni said.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2026
The case began way back in 2002 with the extraordinary collapse of an ice shelf called Larsen B in the eastern Antarctic Peninsula.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
But the bay vacated by the ice shelf was eventually filled with sea-ice "fastened" to the seabed, helping to partly stabilise Hektoria.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
Keeonekh would slide out upon the ice shelf, and hump his back, and begin to eat almost before the last bubble had tinkled behind him.
From Secret of the Woods by William Joseph Long
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