icemelt en · NOUN
Etymology
From ice + melt.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The melting of a geographical mass of ice.
Many of the Sierra Nevada fans have associated perennial streams fed by rainfall, snowmelt or glacial icemelt in the catchments.
2002, Ireneo Peter Martini, Victor R Baker, Guillermina Garzón, Flood and megaflood processes and deposits: recent and ancient examples:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| icemelts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |