ice island
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ice island
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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For three decades it was a static "ice island".
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
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 Resolution being off a large ice island, round which there was a quantity of loose ice, Captain Cook sent two boats to take some on board.
From Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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