ice island
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ice island
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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A23a, as it's called, calved from the Antarctic coastline in 1986, but almost immediately grounded in the Weddell Sea to become, essentially, an ice island.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2023
The July 16, 1970, ice island killing took place one year to the day after the launch of the Apollo rocket that brought the first human beings to the moon.
From Slate • Jul. 15, 2020
It was immense, an ice island with mountains and valleys.
From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2018
It was the most massive ice island to break away in the Arctic in a half-century of observation.
From US News • Aug. 13, 2010
The ice island was now reduced at least one-half, and cracked by the sun was full of fissures, more or less extensive, evidently ready to go to pieces.
From The Waif of the "Cynthia" by Laurie, André
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