ice block
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They say the only option is to wait for the ice block, called a serac, to melt – which they hope will happen within days.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
A few blocks south, teens took photos next to a life-size figurine of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant that was fully encased in an ice block.
From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2023
Serve the punch in half batches, refilling the bowl and even adding a fresh ice block as needed throughout the evening.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2022
It’s a breathing tube that snakes through a backpack, so that inhalations are far from the ice block formed by the melting power of exhalations.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2017
Clarisse marched in, still shivering from her time in the ice block, and Ares bellowed, “There’s my girl!”
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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