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Meaning of ice shelf | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈaɪs ˌʃɛlf/

Definitions

A thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland, and Canada only.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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