"salt glacier" meaning in All languages combined

See salt glacier on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: salt glaciers [plural]
Etymology: From being a glacier-like formation made from salt. Etymology templates: {{l|en|glacier}} glacier, {{l|en|salt}} salt Head templates: {{en-noun}} salt glacier (plural salt glaciers)
  1. A solid rock salt outflow from a salt dome or halite diapir, that slow flows away from the hill of salt downhill, filling valleys. The flowing salt is frequently colored by impurities within the salt depost. Wikipedia link: en:salt glacier Synonyms: namakier
    Sense id: en-salt_glacier-en-noun-j2cdjyw4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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