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ice foot

American

noun

(in polar regions) a belt of ice frozen to the shore, formed chiefly as a result of the rise and fall of the tides.

ice foot British

noun

a narrow belt of ice permanently attached to the coast in polar regions

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Etymology

Origin of ice foot

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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Also, Markieff Morris needed his customary postgame ice foot bath but also dealt with the sting of taking an inadvertent knee from Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas to his face in the first quarter.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2017

The sea was breaking constantly and heavily on the ice foot.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon

Went round Cape Evans—remarkable effects of icicles on the ice foot, formed by spray of southerly gales.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon

Our voyage was then continued, often in yet shallower water than before, until the vessel, at 8 o'clock in the morning, struck on a ground ice foot.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882

Very curious and interesting erosion of surface of the ice foot by waves during recent gale.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon

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