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SHELF ICE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shelf ice mean?
• SHELF ICE (noun)
The noun SHELF ICE has 1 sense:
1. ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea
Familiarity information: SHELF ICE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
ice shelf; shelf ice
Hypernyms ("shelf ice" is a kind of...):
ice (the frozen part of a body of water)
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