ice field

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noun

a large sheet of floating ice, larger than an ice floe.

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Origin of ice field

First recorded in 1685–95

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On the 18th of January the aspect of the ice-field changed all at once.
The English at the North Pole|Jules Verne
On the evening of the 23rd September we lay-to at a ground-ice in a pretty large opening of the ice-field.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II|A.E. Nordenskieold
The breeze in the night, blowing against the schooner, had turned the ice-field completely round.
Left on Labrador|Charles Asbury Stephens
Made a lateral movement with the hand flat and extended over the field of ice in front of him—the ice-field.
Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes|Garrick Mallery

We had ridden across an ice-field which sloped gently off—into China, I dare say.
Tenting To-night|Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for ice field

ice field

noun

a very large flat expanse of ice floating in the sea; large ice floe

a large mass of ice permanently covering an extensive area of land

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Science definitions for ice field

ice field

A large expanse of ice covering a mountainous region and consisting of several interconnected glaciers.

An extensive area of ice on the surface of the ocean, consisting of multiple ice floes and covering an area that is greater than 10 km (6.2 mi) across.

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