dead ice

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English

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

stagnant ice

Translations

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

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

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