English Explanatory Dictionary

ice floe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈaɪs.fləʊ/ /ˈaɪs.floʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-ice floe.wav

Word forms

ice floe ice floes icefloe

Etymology

From ice + floe.

Synonyms

ice float
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