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subglacial

adj
/sʌbˈɡleɪ.ʃl̩/UK/ˌsʌbˈɡleɪ.ʃ(ə)l/US

Etymology

PIE word *upó From sub- (prefix meaning ‘beneath, under’) + glacial (“of or relating to glaciers; cold and icy; (figurative) very slow”).

  1. derived from glaciālis
  2. borrowed from glacial
  3. prefixed as subglacial — “sub + glacial”

Definitions

  1. Formed or occurring beneath a glacier or other body of ice.

  2. Moving at a rate allegedly slower than a glacier

    Moving at a rate allegedly slower than a glacier; extremely slow.

    • Securing political approval for even modest changes to railway organisation and structure has been of sub-glacial speed and complexity since 2004, when Government abolished the Strategic Rail Authority and put itself in charge.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA