ice age

a time of extensive glaciation covering vast areas of the earth, esp., any of several such times during the Pleistocene Epoch

See ice age in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A cold period marked by episodes of extensive glaciation alternating with episodes of relative warmth.
  2. Ice Age The most recent glacial period, which occurred during the Pleistocene Epoch.

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