ice ages

A form of ice age — A period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence of major polar ice sheets that reach the ocean and calve icebergs.

Meanings

ice ages1

noun
  1. pluralplural of ice age

Ice Ages2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Ice Age
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