brash ice

noun

1. small, floating fragments of sea ice or river ice.

Example Sentences

Reefs buried in frothing surge showed their glistening mantles, and the boat swerved to avoid floating streamers of brash-ice.

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Wilson had dug an ice-grave near the hummock, leaving at its edge a heap of brash-ice and snow to fill it.

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From the beginning of spring to the latter end of summer, masses of brash ice are occasionally encountered in these latitudes.

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The term is also used (but not commonly) for brash-ice still further broken down.

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