ice floe
ice floe · ice floes
Any type of sea ice not attached to land, drift iceAny type of sea ice not attached to land, drift ice.
UK/ˈaɪs.fləʊ/US/ˈaɪs.floʊ/
Meaning
4 sensesAny type of sea ice not attached to land, drift ice.
a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
An ice dam (ice jam), a blockage of ice in a river starting with an ice floe in the river.
An ice stream (ice flow), a type of fast moving glacier
A flat mass of floating ice, smaller than an ice field.
Origin
From ice + floe.From ice + floe.
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