fast ice
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fast ice
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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These are locations where the extent of fast ice generally has decreased in recent decades.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
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 ● 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
Our descent to the coast followed the margin of the fast ice.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 by Various
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