ice tongue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ice tongue
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Garbo and his colleagues were watching one of several major rifts that appeared likely to eventually cut across the entire ice tongue.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Images collected by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-1 mission showed clear signs of deterioration along the centerline of the ice tongue on August 3.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
The newly separated tabular iceberg broke away from Petermann Glacier's floating ice tongue and may be as much as 150 meters thick.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Over the course of the austral summer, the floating ice tongue steadily broke apart through repeated calving events, leading to a retreat of roughly 16 kilometers.
From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026
I only hope that to the South of the Drygalski ice tongue, where the south-easterlies are the prevailing winds, we shall find the ice has held.
From South with Scott by Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, Baron Mountevans
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