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Vinony

ice shelf

noun

  1. floating platform of ice on the ocean surface, at outlet of a glacier or ice sheet
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈaɪs ˌʃɛlf/

noun

  1. A thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland, and Canada only.