Advertisement
Advertisement
ice floe
ice floe
noun
a sheet of ice, of variable size, floating in the sea See also ice field
ice floe
A large, flat expanse of floating ice smaller than a marine ice field.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ice floe1
Example Sentences
It's home to ice floes, glaciers and more polar bears than people.
Ms Homendy said recovery workers were dealing with deteriorating weather conditions and that the wreckage had landed on an ice floe which is moving at a rate of five miles a day.
County Museum of Natural History diorama of a simple red room wedged between a taxidermied wolf pack in the mountains on one side and polar bears on ice floes on the other.
The sinking of the Endurance, months after the ship became trapped in ice, stranded Shackleton and 27 crew members on ice floes and dashed their hopes of becoming the first to cross Antarctica on foot.
Members of the public alerted the local authorities when they saw a man going onto an ice floe to approach the animal.
Advertisement
Related 51Թs
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse