ice floe

See also: icefloe

English

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Etymology

From ice +‎ floe.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈaɪs.fləʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈaɪs.floʊ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

ice floe (plural ice floes)

  1. Any type of sea ice not attached to land, drift ice.
  2. An ice dam (ice jam), a blockage of ice in a river starting with an ice floe in the river.
  3. An ice stream (ice flow), a type of fast moving glacier
  4. A flat mass of floating ice, smaller than an ice field.

Synonyms

  • ice float

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