glaciate
verb (used with object)
to cover with ice or glaciers.
unglaciated
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a word derived from
glaciate.
Example Sentences
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It’s called the “Driftless” Region because of its unglaciated geography.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2017
During Karoo times, for example, what is now North America was near the equator and remained unglaciated.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Earth was warm and essentially unglaciated throughout the Mesozoic.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
See larger image The relief features of the glaciated area, on the other hand, lack the systematic arrangement of those of the unglaciated territory, and stream valleys are not the controlling elements in the topography.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood
Today the loftiest range in the world, the Himalayas, is almost unglaciated, although its southern slope may seem at first thought to be almost ideally located in this respect.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Ellsworth Huntington
