ice floe

See also: icefloe and ice-floe

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪs.fləʊ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪs.floʊ/

Noun

ice floe (plural ice floes)

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

Synonyms

ice float

Related terms

iceberg

Translations

floe — see floe

References

ice floe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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