bay ice
nounOceanography.
smooth sea ice formed in the sheltered waters of an Arctic or Antarctic bay.
Origin of bay ice
1First recorded in 1810–20
Words Nearby bay ice
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How to use bay ice in a sentence
Then he felt his way down across The Jug and out upon the bay ice.
Troop One of the Labrador | Dillon WallaceAfter two hours halt, the bay-ice having dissolved we re-embarked.
Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea | John FranklinThe whole of the bay ice had evidently gone out together, taking the ship with it, and the bay had then neatly frozen over again.
A Labrador Doctor | Wilfred Thomason GrenfellA friend, returning from an island, was jogging quietly along on the bay ice, when his team suddenly went wild.
A Labrador Doctor | Wilfred Thomason GrenfellThat night Rae was happy to see flying across the bay ice several dog-sledges with triumphant Mistegan in the lead.
True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World | Adolphus W. Greely
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