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Definition of ice shelf noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ice shelf

noun

/ˈaɪs ʃelf/

/ˈaɪs ʃelf/

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a layer of ice that is attached to land and covers a large area of seaTopics Geographyc2

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