ice shelf

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   ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea

   Synonymsshelf ice

   Broaderice

Questions about ice shelf

What does ice shelf mean?

ice shelf means "ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea".

What is another word for ice shelf?

Close synonyms include shelf ice. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ice shelf a common word?

ice shelf is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.