pressure ice
noun
a general term for ice broken and deformed by stresses generated by wind, currents, or waves.
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How to use pressure ice in a sentence
We persevered on the 24th over many lines of pressure-ice and then camped near an especially rough patch.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonThe sledges could not be brought very near the rock as it was surrounded by massive ridges of pressure-ice.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonI was anxious to keep them alive until we were out of the pressure-ice.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonSections of pressure ice may drift away subsequently and become embedded in new ice.
South! | Sir Ernest ShackletonBy pressure ice can be moulded to any shape, while the same ice snaps sharply asunder if subjected to tension.
The Glaciers of the Alps | John Tyndall
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