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  • ice sheet — ice′ sheet n. 1) geo a thick sheet of ice covering an extensive area for a long time 2) geo a glacier covering a large fraction of a continent …   From formal English to slang

  • ice sheet — n. a thick layer of ice covering an extensive area for a long period, as in an ice age …   English World dictionary

  • ice sheet — noun : a glacial ice cover : ice cap the ice sheets on some Greenland promontories especially : one (as a continental glacier) spreading outward over a large land area and concealing all or most surface features the great ice sheets covering much …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ice cap — [ Vatnajökull, Iceland] An ice cap is an ice mass that covers less than 50 000 km² of land area (usually covering a highland area). Masses of ice covering more than 50 000 km² are termed an ice sheet. cite book last = Benn first = Douglas… …   Wikipedia

  • Ice sheet — An ice sheet is a mass of glacier ice that covers surrounding terrain and is greater than 50,000 km² (20,000 mile²). [cite web|url=http://gemini.oscs.montana.edu/ geol445/hyperglac/glossary.htm|accessdate=2006 08 22|title=Glossary of Important… …   Wikipedia

  • ice sheet — /ˈaɪs ʃit/ (say uys sheet) noun 1. a broad, thick sheet of ice covering an extensive area for a long period of time. 2. a mass of glacier ice that covers more than 50 000 square kilometres. Also, icesheet. The only current ice sheets (def. 2) are …  

  • ice sheet — 1. a broad, thick sheet of ice covering an extensive area for a long period of time. 2. a glacier covering a large fraction of a continent. [1870 75] * * * …   Universalium

  • ice sheet — noun a layer of ice covering an extensive tract of land for a long period of time …   English new terms dictionary

  • Ice protection system — Ice protection systems are designed to keep atmospheric ice from accumulating on aircraft flight surfaces while in flight. The effects of ice accretion on an aircraft can cause the shape of airfoils and flight control surfaces to change, which… …   Wikipedia

  • ice|cap — «YS KAP», noun. 1. a permanent covering of ice and snow over an area, sloping down on all sides from a high center: »And reports…show that the Antarctic icecap is up to 10,000 feet thick (Scientific American). 2. a glacier, usually one covering a …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ice skate — Ice skates are boots with blades attached to the bottom, used to propel oneself across a sheet of ice.The first ice skates were made from leg bones of horse, ox or deer, and were attached to feet with leather straps. A pole with a sharp… …   Wikipedia

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