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

Words nearby ice field

ice dance, ice dancing, ice dock, icefall, ice feathers, ice field, ice fish, ice fishing, ice floe, ice flowers, ice fog

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How to use ice field in a sentence

Outside of the southern continent, it contains more than four times as much as the rest of the planet’s glaciers and ice fields combined.
Greenland is racking up historic climate events|Sara Chodosh|September 13, 2021|Popular-Science
The eating disorder field remains divided over the potential efficacy of such measures.
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Lalo said he reported the kidnapping to his ICE handlers, which was confirmed by a former federal agent familiar with the case.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro|Bill Conroy|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But Huckabee (akin to Elizabeth Warren on the left) is like an ice cream sundae.
The Devil in Mike Huckabee|Dean Obeidallah|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

“He was a brave field commander and an expert in intelligence, and in organizing popular and tribal forces,” said the eulogist.
What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq|IranWire|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Just who is crazy enough to go swimming when the pond across the street has a layer of ice across the top?
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He distinguished himself in several campaigns, especially in the Peninsular war, and was raised to the rank of field marshal.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
We had six field-pieces, but we only took four, harnessed wit twice the usual number of horses.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
He leant against the wall of his refuge, notwithstanding this boast, and licked the ice to moisten his parched lips.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
There were two battalions, together about a thousand men; and they brought a field-piece with them.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The reveillée of the sleeping Mexicans was the discharge of our two field-pieces loaded with canister.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

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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Scientific 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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