superglacial

American  

[soo-per-gley-shuhl] / ˌsu pərˈgleɪ ʃəl /

adjective

1. on the surface of a glacier.

2. believed to have been formerly on the surface of a glacier.

   superglacial debris.

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superglacial British  

/ ˌsuːpəˈɡleɪsɪəl /

adjective

1. on or originating from the surface of a glacier

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Etymology

Origin of superglacial

First recorded in 1885–90; super- + glacial

Example Sentences

Less commonly they were subglacial, and failed to be covered, and less commonly still superglacial.

From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.

This would be likely to be the fate of all such superglacial gravels as reached the edge of the ice up to the time of its maximum advance.

From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.