ice sheet

noun

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The president’s comments about taking control of Greenland, many analysts say, have a lot to do with the rare earth mining potential under that territory’s ice sheet. Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025 The Greenland ice sheet alone is estimated to be shedding about 270 billion tons of ice per year. Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Large deposits of critical and rare earth minerals buried beneath the island’s ice sheets could also potentially be used to manufacture consumer electronics. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025 What surprised the research team the most was how much life was living beneath the ice sheet. Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice sheet

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First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ice sheet was in 1831

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“Ice sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20sheet. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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