ice cap
noun [C] (also ice sheet)Definition
› a thick layer of ice that permanently covers an area of land: polar ice capsSnow and iceCold
(Definition of ice cap noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- drift noun (MOVEMENT)
- frost verb (COLD)
- frosty adjective
- frozen adjective
- frozen verb
- glaciated adjective
- glaciation noun
- hoarfrost noun
- icicle noun
- mogul noun (SNOW)
- permafrost noun
- powder noun
- sleet noun
- slushy adjective (SNOW)
- snow line noun
- snowfall noun
- snowman noun
- snowstorm noun
- snowy adjective
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Precipitation: snow & ice
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