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noun
ice forming part of or broken from an ice shelf.
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Origin of shelf ice
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby shelf ice
Shelepin, shelf, shelf angle, shelfful, shelf fungus, shelf ice, shelf life, shelflist, shelf mark, shelf paper, shelf-stacker
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British Dictionary definitions for shelf ice
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Scientific definitions for shelf ice
shelf ice
An extension of glacial ice into coastal waters that is in contact with the bottom near the shore but not toward the outer edge of the shelf.
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