fast ice
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fast ice
First recorded in 1930–35
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Emperor penguins primarily form colonies and rear their chicks on fast ice.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
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 ● Jan. 23, 2024
The edges of breaking waves push on the water and make it spin, like a fast ice skater bumping into someone.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 25, 2023
A polar bear stands on a snow-covered iceberg that is surrounded by fast ice, or sea ice connected to the shore, in Southeast Greenland.
From The Verge ● Jun. 16, 2022
As we neared our objective point, on the fast ice inside of a reef, we were greeted with the glad sight of what we supposed to be a herd of musk ox.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Frederick A. Cook
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