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salt glacier

salt glacier noun: a solid rock salt outflow from a salt dome or halite diapir, that slow flows away from the hill of salt downhill, filling valleys. The flowing salt is frequently colored by impurities within the salt depost.

Noun

salt glacier (plural salt glaciers)

  1. A solid rock salt outflow from a salt dome or halite diapir, that slow flows away from the hill of salt downhill, filling valleys. The flowing salt is frequently colored by impurities within the salt depost.
    Synonyms:
    namakier

Synonyms of salt glacier

Forms of salt glacier

pluralsalt glaciers

Origin of salt glacier

From being a glacier-like formation made from salt.

Questions about salt glacier

What does salt glacier mean?
Salt glacier means a solid rock salt outflow from a salt dome or halite diapir, that slow flows away from the hill of salt downhill, filling valleys. The flowing salt is frequently colored by impurities within the salt depost.
What part of speech is salt glacier?
Salt glacier is a noun.
What is the plural of salt glacier?
The plural of salt glacier is salt glaciers.

Words near salt glacier in the dictionary

  1. salt eel
  2. salt flat
  3. salt flats
  4. salt garden
  5. salt gardens
  6. salt glacier
  7. salt glaciers
  8. salt gland
  9. salt glands
  10. salt glaze
  11. salt glazes

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