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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
grounded ice
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sea ice — Ice formed from frozen seawater in polar regions. Most sea ice occurs as pack ice, which drifts across the ocean surface; other types of sea ice include fast ice, which is attached to coasts and sometimes the seafloor or between grounded icebergs … Universalium
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fast ice — noun : sea ice fastened to the shore * * * ice that is frozen to, grounded on, or attached to the bottom of an area covered by shallow water. Cf. ice foot. [1930 35] * * * fast ice, sea ice frozen securely to rocks along the shore. * * * n. ice… … Useful english dictionary
coast ice — sea ice which forms and remains fast along the coast, attached to the shore or to grounded icebergs. Also called fastice … Dictionary of ichthyology
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glacier — glaciered, adj. /glay sheuhr/, n. an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of… … Universalium
