ground ice

American  

noun

1. anchor ice.

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ground ice British  

noun

1. sea ice that is in contact with the coast or sea bed and thus not floating freely

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Etymology

Origin of ground ice

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

The flood may have stimulated subsidence by warming the ground, causing ground ice to melt, the authors state.

From Science Daily

"We interpret the subsidence that we observed with remote sensing to be largely due to melting of ground ice," Zwieback said.

From Science Daily

It’s gonna drip down, down on the ground, ice cone.

From Washington Post

It had been icy that morning, but the sun had come out, softening the ground ice into mush.

From Literature

Albence said that, unlike the Border Patrol facilities where children lacked toothbrushes and were photographed sleeping on the ground, ICE’s family residential centers give children and parents three hot meals a day and access to a wide array of services, including a 24-hour infirmary, a day care, a library with Internet and email access, a beauty salon, a charter school and a canteen.

From Washington Post