ice sheet

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ˈice sheet noun [countable] SGan ice cap 冰盖，冰冠

Examples from the Corpus

ice sheet• The cutter rolls briefly as it splits an ice sheet the size of a suburban back yard.• No doubt the ice sheet preserves specimens that would weather away more quickly in other regions.• The tremendous weight of the ice sheet loaded and depressed that part of the lithosphere.

ˈice sheet nounChineseSyllable

Corpus cap an ice

ice sheet
ˈice sheet

noun [countable]
an ice cap

ice sheet

BrE

/ˈaɪs ʃiːt/

NAmE

/ˈaɪs ʃiːt/

noun

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specialist

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a layer of ice that covers a large area of land for a long period of time 冰原；冰盖