noun
- plural of icecap; thick layers of ice covering large areas of land, especially at the poles or on mountaintops
Examples
- The polar icecaps are melting due to global warming.
- Scientists study the icecaps to understand climate change.
- Greenland’s icecaps contain vast amounts of fresh water.
- The mountain’s icecaps never melt completely, even in summer.
- Satellite images show the shrinking of Arctic icecaps over decades.
- The expedition crossed dangerous crevasses in the icecaps.
- Ancient air bubbles trapped in icecaps reveal past atmospheric conditions.