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floe

[ floh ]
/ floʊ /

noun

Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
a detached floating portion of such a sheet.

Words related to floe

iceberg, icecap, berg, chunk, glaze, hail, crystal, icicle, glacier, sleet, diamonds, hailstone, permafrost

Words nearby floe

flock paper, flockbed, flocking, flocky, flodden, floe, floeberg, flog, flokati, flong, flood

Origin of floe

1810–20; perhaps < Norwegian flo layer (compare Old Norse flō layer, level); cognate with Old English flōh piece, flagstone; cf. flaw1

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH floe

floe flow (see synonym study at flow)
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British Dictionary definitions for floes

floe
/ (fləʊ) /

noun

See ice floe

Word Origin for floe

C19: probably from Norwegian flo slab, layer, from Old Norse; see flaw 1
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Science definitions for floes

floe
[ flō ]

A mass or sheet of floating ice.
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