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
Earth was warm and essentially unglaciated throughout the Mesozoic.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
During Karoo times, for example, what is now North America was near the equator and remained unglaciated.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
Mantle rock.—The unglaciated surface is overspread to an average depth of several feet by a mantle of soil and earth which has resulted from the decomposition of the underlying rock.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood
Part of the valley is a mere cleft cut in the rock and is unglaciated.
From Drainage Modifications and Glaciation in the Danbury Region Connecticut State of Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin No. 30 by Ruth Sawyer-Harvey
