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Definition of ice-borne in English:

ice-borne

Pronunciation /ˈʌɪsbɔːn/

adjective

Geology

  • Borne by or on ice; especially (of a boulder, sediment, etc.) transported during a glacial period.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in Abraham Rees (1743–1825), Presbyterian minister and encyclopaedist. From ice + borne.