: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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The Pamir-Karakoram Anomaly, which has allowed glaciers in these mountain ranges to withstand climate change longer than expected, has been in decline since 2018.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Lake Crescent, a deep, pristine lake that was carved by glaciers, is 30 minutes from the hot springs by car.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Many scientists believe this phenomenon is being spurred in part by rapidly melting glaciers exposing the mountainside.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Surprisingly, several glaciers are hidden in the mountains (four were only just discovered in 2010), along with numerous relict arctic plants from the last ice age.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
Lake Crescent, a deep, pristine lake that was carved by glaciers, is 30 minutes from the hot springs by car.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Many scientists believe this phenomenon is being spurred in part by rapidly melting glaciers exposing the mountainside.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Surprisingly, several glaciers are hidden in the mountains (four were only just discovered in 2010), along with numerous relict arctic plants from the last ice age.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Glacier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glacier. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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glacier
noun
gla·cier
ˈglā-shər 
: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface
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