glacier

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English

Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina

Etymology

Borrowed from French glacier, from Franco-Provençal gllaciér, from Vulgar Latin *glaciārium, a derivative of Latin glaciēs (“ice”), of uncertain origin. First attested in English in 1744 per the OED.

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Noun

glacier (plural glaciers)

  1. (geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.
    They warned that the effects of glacier melting on water resources are becoming “increasingly serious” for China.
  2. (mountaineering) An area of a mountain where snow is present year-round.
    You can ski down the glacier in both the winter and the summer.

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  • → Hindi: ग्लेशियर (gleśiyar)

Translations

a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill

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French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Franco-Provençal gllaciér. First attested in 1757. Cognate with German Gletscher.

Noun

glacier m (plural glaciers)

  1. (geology) glacier
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Etymology 2

glace (“mirror; ice-cream”) +‎ -ier (occupational suffix).

Noun

glacier m (plural glaciers)

  1. (dated) maker of mirrors
  2. seller of ice-cream
  3. (by extension) ice-cream parlour
    Synonyms: glacerie, crémerie, bar laitier

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