'Continental glacier' definitions:

Definition of 'continental glacier'

(from WordNet)
noun
A glacier that spreads out from a central mass of ice

Definition of 'Continental glacier'

From: GCIDE
  • Continental glacier \Continental glacier\ A broad ice sheet resting on a plain or plateau and spreading outward from a central n['e]v['e], or region of accumulation. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]