dead ice

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English

Etymology

From dead +‎ ice.

Noun

dead ice (uncountable)

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

Translations

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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