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ice floe

American  

noun

  1. a large flat mass of floating ice.

  2. floe.

ice floe British  

noun

  1. a sheet of ice, of variable size, floating in the sea See also ice field

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ice floe Scientific  

  1. A large, flat expanse of floating ice smaller than a marine ice field.

Etymology

Origin of ice floe

First recorded in 1810–20

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