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ICEBERG GLACIER [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • River and Sea Navigation
  • Glaciology
DEF

An irregularly shaped iceberg.

DEF

An iceberg carved from the glaciers, usually much crevassed and with broken strata.

Key term(s)
  • glacier iceberg

French

Domaine(s)
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
  • Glaciologie
DEF

[...] iceberg de forme irrégulière.

Spanish

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Record 2 1991-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
DEF

To let break off and become detached.

CONT

The glacier calved a large iceberg.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
OBS

Verbe normalement intransitif(p. ex. le glacier vêle) qui prend parfois la forme transitive(p. ex. le glacier vêle des icebergs) ;expression fautive :"l'iceberg vêle".

Spanish

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