Ice Cap (Noun)
Meaning
A mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The mountain's ice cap glistened like a frozen pearl in the sunlight, covering nearly a third of its surface.
- The team of scientists spent weeks studying the effects of climate change on the polar ice cap.
- The aerial view of the glacier revealed a vast ice cap that stretched for miles across the landscape.
- Rising global temperatures threatened the fragile ecosystem surrounding the Tibetan ice cap.
- Mountaineers climbed the rocky face, avoiding crevices that dropped sharply into the massive ice cap above.