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Discussion Groups / English Usage / August 2008Why does ice-scarred mean?
Why does 'ice-scarred' mean? > Why does 'ice-scarred' mean In what context? Are you reading about glaciers? On Aug 29, 5:18 pm, "Raymond O'Hara" <raymond-oh...@hotmail.com> wrote: > In what context? > Are you reading about glaciers? In the context of ice-scarred volcanoes. On Aug 29, 5:18 pm, "Raymond O'Hara" <raymond-oh...@hotmail.com> wrote: > In what context? > Are you reading about glaciers? In the context of ice-scarred volcanoes. ============================================= That would mean glaciers. Ice-scared means rock cut,grooved eroded by the movement of ice/glaciers across it On Aug 29, 5:18 pm, "Raymond O'Hara" <raymond-oh...@hotmail.com> wrote: > In what context? > Are you reading about glaciers? In the context of ice-scarred volcanoes in Antarctica. > On Aug 29, 5:18 pm, "Raymond O'Hara" <raymond-oh...@hotmail.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > In the context of ice-scarred volcanoes in Antarctica. Have a look at the pictures at the links under "erosional landforms" here. That should give you a fairly good idea of how the landscape is scraped and scoured by glaciers, leaving many bare rock surfaces that resemble scars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacial_landforms  SignatureRegards John for mail: my initials plus a u e at tpg dot com dot au |
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