ice tongue

noun

A long, narrow sheet of ice projecting out from a coastline, forming when a valley glacier moves very rapidly out into a body of water.

Meanings

nounice tongue (plural ice tongues)

plural ice tongues

  1. geographyA long, narrow sheet of ice projecting out from a coastline, forming when a valley glacier moves very rapidly out into a body of water.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 冰舌
  • 冰舌Translations
Czech splaz
  • splazTranslations
Japanese 氷舌
  • 氷舌Translations
Cite this entry
APA

ice tongue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20tongue

MLA

“ice tongue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20tongue. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ice tongue,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20tongue.

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