Meanings
proper noun
- A glacier above the Chamonix valley in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Origin
- Frenchmer de glace“sea of ice”
- EnglishMer de Glace
From French mer de glace (“sea of ice”).
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APA
Mer de Glace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mer%20de%20Glace
MLA
“Mer de Glace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mer%20de%20Glace. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mer de Glace,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mer%20de%20Glace.
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