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noun
an ice sheet projecting into coastal waters so that the end floats.
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Origin of ice shelf
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby ice shelf
ice run, icescape, ice-scoured, ice screw, ice sheet, ice shelf, ice show, ice skate, ice station, ice storm, ice tongs
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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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