fast ice

noun

1. ice that is frozen to, grounded on, or attached to the bottom of an area covered by shallow water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fast ice¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

These are locations where the extent of fast ice generally has decreased in recent decades.

From Science Daily

Emperor penguins primarily form colonies and rear their chicks on fast ice.

From Science Daily

Emperors court, mate, lay and hatch eggs, and then bring up their young on the sea-ice connected to the coast - so-called fast ice.

From BBC

Vanhoeffen was probably missed in previous searches because it is 30km offshore, on fast ice that has developed around old icebergs which became stuck in shallow water.

From BBC

Thousands of young emperors drowned or froze to death when the fast ice on which they were standing broke apart.

From BBC