Recent Examples on the WebInstead of icebergs, meltwater pouring into the Atlantic at the island’s edge is projected to become the leading cause of Greenland’s thinning.—Jerry McManus, The Conversation, 30 May 2024 Known as a phreatomagmatic eruption, the molten rock — magma — made contact with ice and meltwater and flashed to steam.—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024 As the ice melts into the ocean, meltwater moves from the poles toward the equator, which further slows the speed of the Earth’s rotation.—Laura Paddison, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024 Most disastrous of all, the impact shattered the ice dam holding back Lake Agassiz, a vast expanse of glacial meltwater that stretched across Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.—Zach St. George, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for meltwater
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