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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

Example Sentences

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A traditional diorama of polar bears on an ice floe hardly needs any changes in presentation or interpretation to take on new meanings in our era of climate change.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

Members of the public alerted the local authorities when they saw a man going onto an ice floe to approach the animal.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2024

In late December, more than 100 people had to be rescued from an ice floe that broke free from a fishing area on a northern Minnesota lake.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

An ice floe detached from the shoreline of Upper Red Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, Friday, stranding the 122 ice fishermen on top of it.

From Washington Times • Dec. 30, 2023

His home was a small ice floe in the middle of an inky lake.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

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