ice floe
Definition
Noun: A large, flat, free-floating sheet of ice on the surface of a body of water, typically the sea. It is a fragment of sea ice that has broken away from a larger ice sheet or shelf.
Usage
An "ice floe" refers specifically to a discrete, floating sheet of ice. It is used to describe the physical feature itself, often in contexts related to polar regions, oceanography, navigation, and wildlife habitats. * The ship carefully navigated through the field of ice floes. * Polar bears often use ice floes as platforms for hunting seals.
Advanced Usage
- "To be trapped on an ice floe": A phrase describing a dangerous situation where a person or animal is stranded on a drifting piece of ice.
- The explorers were rescued after being trapped on an ice floe for two days.
Variants and Related Words
- Floe (n): A shortened, common form of "ice floe".
- The kayaker paddled between the drifting floes.
- Ice field (n): A much larger area of floating ice, often covering many square miles, from which ice floes break off.
- Pack ice (n): A large area of floating ice composed of many ice floes packed together.
Synonyms
- Ice pan (n): A less common synonym for a small ice floe.
- Floating ice (n): A general descriptive term.
Related Phrases
- Floe berg (n): A rarely used term for a very large, tabular ice floe that resembles an iceberg. (Note: This is a compound term listed here as a related phrase, not as a primary definition of "ice floe").
Noun
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a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
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