The Collaborative International Dictionary
Continental glacier \Continental glacier\ A broad ice sheet resting on a plain or plateau and spreading outward from a central n['e]v['e], or region of accumulation.
WordNet
n. a glacier that spreads out from a central mass of ice
Wikipedia
Continental Glacier is in Bridger-Teton and Shoshone National Forests, in the U.S. state of Wyoming and straddles the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range. Continental Glacier is in both the Bridger and Fitzpatrick Wildernesses, and is part of the largest grouping of glaciers in the American Rocky Mountains. Continental Glacier is situated at an elevation range of and forms a nearly unbroken icefield over in length along a high altitude plateau to the north of Downs Mountain. Immediately east of Continental Glacier lies East Torrey Glacier.
Usage examples of "continental glacier".
Someday, when the continental glacier receded back to its polar home, that highland would be black with forest.
He walked, swaying, and the cloud before him grew like the headland of a continental glacier.
The mountains at their back protected the coastal strip from the frigid winter cold and fierce winds generated by the continental glacier to the north.