ice sheet
noun
a broad, thick sheet of ice covering an extensive area for a long period of time.
a glacier covering a large fraction of a continent.
Origin of ice sheet
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby ice sheet
ice rain,
ice rampart,
ice road,
ice run,
ice screw,
ice sheet,
ice shelf,
ice show,
ice skate,
ice station,
ice storm
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British Dictionary definitions for ice sheet
ice sheet
noun
a thick layer of ice covering a large area of land for a long time, esp those in Antarctica and Greenland
Scientific definitions for ice sheet
ice sheet
A large sheet of ice and snow that covers an entire region and spreads out under its own weight. Ice sheets have an area of more than 50,000 square km (19,500 square mi). Compare icecap.