permafrost

Etymology

perma- + frost

noun

  1. Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.
    Nevertheless, the water molecule is present, as ice, in a solid form in frozen soils or permafrosts, which cover large regions characterised by a polar climate. 2003, Johannes C. Nonner, Introduction to Hydrogeology, page 157

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