bay ice

American  

noun

Oceanography.

1. smooth sea ice formed in the sheltered waters of an Arctic or Antarctic bay.

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Etymology

Origin of bay ice

First recorded in 1810–20

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bay ice

Swimming, gulls' egging, clamming, spearing eels through the bay ice, are more in his line than schoolbooks.

From Time Magazine Archive

A collection of pieces of drift or bay ice, joining each other in a ridge following in the line of current.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Sir Edward Belcher

On June 14, while the river ice was breaking up but while the bay ice was holding firm, two bucks moved about on the latter, just off the river’s mouth.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Francis Harper

At mid-morning of June 6 most of a band of 25 were lying down to rest on the bay ice, while a few remained standing.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Francis Harper

The whole of the bay ice had evidently gone out together, taking the ship with it, and the bay had then neatly frozen over again.

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

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