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ice bridge

British  

noun

  1. a body of ice that forms across the width of a river and is strong enough to bear traffic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mr Studniski said his team, with the help of emergency responders, were able to safely evacuate anglers using an ice bridge over a narrow part of the open water.

From BBC Nov. 28, 2022

A ranger rappelled into the crevasse as far as possible and found that the ice bridge collapse had filled the crevasse with a large volume of snow and ice, the statement said.

From Seattle Times May 18, 2022

Moose came to Isle Royale in the early 20th century, probably by swimming to it, and wolves arrived in the late 1940s by walking across an ice bridge from Canada.

From Washington Post Jan. 11, 2019

AP reported that wolves are believed to have made their way to the park in the late 1940s by crossing an ice bridge from the Canada or Minnesota mainland, about 15 miles away.

From Washington Times Jun. 18, 2018

The ice bridge that was behind Nathan broke, and the ice that Nathan stood on began to spin.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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