- ice floe
- `ice ,floe noun counta large area of ice floating on the surface of the ocean
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
ice floe
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Ice floe — Ice Ice ([imac]s), n. [OE. is, iis, AS. [=i]s; aksin to D. ijs, G. eis, OHG. [=i]s, Icel. [=i]ss, Sw. is, Dan. iis, and perh. to E. iron.] 1. Water or other fluid frozen or reduced to the solid state by cold; frozen water. It is a white or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ice floe — ice′ floe n. geo floe • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
ice floe — ice floes N COUNT An ice floe is a large area of ice floating in the sea … English dictionary
ice floe — n. 1. ICE FIELD (sense 2) 2. a single piece, large or small, of floating sea ice … English World dictionary
ice floe — n an area of ice floating in the sea, that has broken off from a larger mass … Dictionary of contemporary English
ice floe — noun a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑floe • Hypernyms: ↑ice mass * * * noun : a flat free mass of floating sea ice of usually visible extent larger than a pan and smaller than an ice field; broadly … Useful english dictionary
ice floe — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms ice floe : singular ice floe plural ice floes a large area of ice floating on the surface of the sea … English dictionary
ice floe — 1. a large flat mass of floating ice. 2. floe (def. 1). [1810 20] * * * … Universalium
ice floe — noun /ˈaɪs.fləʊ,ˈɔɪs.floʊ/ A flat mass of floating ice, smaller than an ice field. See Also: iceberg … Wiktionary
ice floe — noun Date: 1819 a usually large flat free mass of floating sea ice … New Collegiate Dictionary
