ice sheet

noun

: ice cap sense 1

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When the glaciers in the Himalayas melt, the ice sheets in Greenland, Arctic and Antarctic are also melting. — CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Amazing photographs including a polar bear peering down a hole in an ice sheet are among the 100 images shortlisted for the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 Ultimately, the constantly shifting Greenland ice sheet proved too unstable for such an enormous underground missile network, and the project was abandoned. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 As the oceans absorb much of this excess heat, warmer seawater expands and takes up more space, while melting glaciers and ice sheets add even more water. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ice sheet

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First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ice sheet was in 1831

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“Ice sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20sheet. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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ice sheet

noun
: ice cap

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