"dead ice" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From dead + ice. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dead|ice}} dead + ice Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dead ice (uncountable)
  1. Former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier, therefore not moving, and becoming covered with sediments. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Ice Synonyms: stagnant ice Translations (former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier): durğun buzlaq (Azerbaijani), dødis (Danish), Toteis [neuter] (German), dauðís (Icelandic), dødis (Norwegian), dödis (Swedish)
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          "sense": "former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier",
          "word": "durğun buzlaq"
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          "sense": "former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier",
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      "word": "durğun buzlaq"
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      "word": "dødis"
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      "sense": "former glacier ice that is no longer connected to the active glacier",
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