bay ice
noun Oceanography.
smooth sea ice formed in the sheltered waters of an arctic or antarctic bay.
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First recorded in 1810–20
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Example sentences from the Web for bay ice
After two hours halt, the bay-ice having dissolved we re-embarked.
With the exception of bay-ice, which is more generally known as young ice, all these terms pass current in the Antarctic.
South!|Sir Ernest ShackletonNearly the same as bay-ice, except that it is only applied to ice very recently formed, or of the present season.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth