ice-free

American  

[ahys-free, -free] / ˈaɪsˈfri, -ˌfri /

adjective

1. free of ice.

2. (of a harbor or other body of water) free at all times of the year of any ice that would impede navigation.

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Etymology

Origin of ice-free

First recorded in 1890–95; ice + -free

Example Sentences

So we packed up and moved the 358 miles east to the Hampton Roads area, the largest ice-free harbor in the United States and home to some of the nation’s most important military installations.

From Literature

Climate projections suggest the Arctic could experience ice-free summers within the next few decades, and scientists are still working to understand how this shift might affect ecosystems and human societies.

From Science Daily

“It means that when these glaciers die off, we will be the first humans to see ice-free peaks in Yosemite,” said Andrew Jones, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who led the study.

From Los Angeles Times

The decline is tied to the amount of time the bay is now ice-free, a period that is getting longer as the climate warms.

From BBC

They found that most models predicted that the first ice-free day could happen within nine to 20 years after 2023 regardless of how humans alter their greenhouse gas emissions.

From Science Daily