ice floe
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ice floe
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Ms Homendy said recovery workers were dealing with deteriorating weather conditions and that the wreckage had landed on an ice floe which is moving at a rate of five miles a day.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
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
They were brought back to the ice floe to warm in a fishing shelter, the sheriff’s office said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
He was on a large ice floe moving slowly north past the village.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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