dead ice

English edit

Etymology edit

dead +‎ ice

Noun edit

dead ice (uncountable)

Former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier, therefore not moving, and becoming covered with sediments.

Synonyms edit

stagnant ice

Translations edit

former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier

Azerbaijani: durğun buzlaq
Danish: dødis (da)
German: Toteis (de) n
Icelandic: dauðís
Norwegian: dødis
Swedish: dödis

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