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Meanings of
permafrost
in English
Russian
северный сфинкс
Portuguese
permafrost
Spanish
pergelisuelo
Catalan
permagel
Back to the meaning
Soil frozen permanently (practically for a duration of at least two years)
Related terms
soil type
Russian
северный сфинкс
Usage of
permafrost
in English
1
Until the family took him down, and imprisoned him under the
permafrost
.
2
There is no
permafrost
beneath the beaches to hold the land there.
3
It comes from places as diverse as Antarctic
permafrost
and Kansas farmland.
4
Soon her insular hubris of indomitability began to thaw like Arctic
permafrost
.
5
Once this
permafrost
melts, water gets trapped inside the rock creating pressure.
6
Maine has some variety in its two seasons of
permafrost
and mud.
7
These yellow icicles were striking the
permafrost
and shattering into tiny crystals.
8
Ms McGlade said melting
permafrost
was already causing problems for the region's inhabitants.
9
Thawing
permafrost
could have allowed gas in the ground to explode, they said.
10
But just the other day, a report came out about something called
permafrost
.
11
That may increase the melting of Greenland ice and
permafrost
areas.
12
Video caption: How do you rebuild a house when the
permafrost
is melting?
13
This natural emission is from warming
permafrost
in the northern latitudes.
14
Given the surface, I had expected
permafrost
the entire depth of the excavation.
15
Underfoot, the ground became rougher as ice gave way to
permafrost
.
16
How do you rebuild a house when the
permafrost
is melting?
Other examples for "permafrost"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
permafrost
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
melt permafrost
siberian permafrost
arctic permafrost
thaw permafrost
permafrost areas
More collocations
Translations for
permafrost
Russian
северный сфинкс
многолетняя криолитозона
многолетняя мерзлота
вечная мерзлота
Portuguese
permafrost
Spanish
pergelisuelo
permagel
permafrost
hielos permanentes
hielo permanente
hielos perpetuos
pergelisol
Catalan
permagel
pergelisòl
pergelisol
Permafrost
through the time
Permafrost
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common