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superglacial

[ soo-per-gley-shuhl ]

adjective

  1. on the surface of a glacier.
  2. believed to have been formerly on the surface of a glacier:

    superglacial debris.

superglacial

/ ˌsuːpəˈɡleɪsɪəl /

adjective

  1. on or originating from the surface of a glacier
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of superglacial1

First recorded in 1885–90; super- + glacial
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Example Sentences

Less commonly they were subglacial, and failed to be covered, and less commonly still superglacial.

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