piedmont type of glacier

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   a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice

   SynonymsPiedmont glacier

   Broaderglacier

   NarrowerMendenhall Glacier

Questions about piedmont type of glacier

What does piedmont type of glacier mean?

piedmont type of glacier means "a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice".

What is another word for piedmont type of glacier?

Close synonyms include Piedmont glacier. 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.