| NOUN | object | Piedmont type of glacier, Piedmont glacier | a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska |
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| Meaning | A type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet / meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice. | |
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| Synonym | Piedmont glacier | |
| Instances | Mendenhall Glacier, Great Mendenhall Glacier | A glacier of the Piedmont type near Juneau in Alaska |
| Broader | glacier | A slowly moving mass of ice |
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