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glacial

[gley-shuhl] / ˈgleɪ ʃəl /




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In the 20th century, several catastrophic glacial lake outbursts took place, including a 1941 incident in Peru that killed at least 1,800 people.

From The Wall Street Journal

Somehow, creaky tiled houses have been wedged here between enormous outcroppings of glacial boulders.

From The Wall Street Journal

Caswill sets the mood with a shot of a snow-capped mountain range, fitting for a movie that proceeds at a glacial pace.

From Los Angeles Times

The film is so committed to its rigors — the two-person cast, the glacial camera pivots, the moody lighting — that it teeters on the line of becoming monotonous.

From Los Angeles Times

Their goal was to collect glacial meltwater at its source.

From Science Daily