Meanings
nounmelt pond (plural melt ponds)
plural melt ponds
- geographyPools of melted water which form on glacial, shelf, or sea ice, typically during warmer periods.
Origin
Translations
French étang de fonte
- étang de fonteliquid pools on otherwise solid ice
Korean 융해 연못
- 융해 연못 (yunghae yeonmot)liquid pools on otherwise solid ice
Polish staw stopionej wody
- staw stopionej wodyliquid pools on otherwise solid ice
Portuguese lagoa de degelo
- lagoa de degeloliquid pools on otherwise solid ice
Spanish charca de deshielo
- charca de deshieloliquid pools on otherwise solid ice
Cite this entry
APA
melt pond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melt%20pond
MLA
“melt pond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melt%20pond. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melt pond,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melt%20pond.
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