ice-free
Americanadjective
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free of ice.
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(of a harbor or other body of water) free at all times of the year of any ice that would impede navigation.
Etymology
Origin of ice-free
Example Sentences
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Recruiters also touted business friendly regulation, an ice-free port deep inland as well as an aerospace industry and other big aluminum consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Noting that its waters are ice-free thanks to the Gulf Stream, the Norwegian consultancy Rystad Energy has, for example, suggested excluding the Barents Sea from the EU's definition of the Arctic.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
"But body condition is only one piece of the puzzle. Other recent research on these bears found that more ice-free days reduced survival in cubs and in subadult and old females."
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
“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 • Oct. 1, 2025
“There’s this perfect moment when the ice-free corridor magically appears just before the land bridge is covered by water,” he said.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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