pack ice
noun
: sea ice formed into a mass by the crushing together of pans, floes, and brash
Example Sentences
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Sue Bryant, Town & Country, 17 June 2022 During the period of study, 11 southeast Greenland bears floated away on pack ice, which is ice that is untethered to shore and able to float away. Evan Bush, NBC News, 16 June 2022 The Weddell Sea is notoriously icy, a function of a rotating current, or gyre, that keeps much of the pack ice within the sea for years. New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022 Disaster struck in 1915 when the ship became trapped in the pack ice. Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2022 In early 1915, about 100 miles from the bay, the Endurance became stuck in the Weddell’s drifting pack ice. New York Times, 4 Feb. 2022 Unfortunately, in 1915, the expedition ship became trapped in a dense pack of ice off the Caird coast, drifting for 10 months before it was ultimately crushed in the pack ice. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2022 In 1915, the Endurance was trapped by dense pack ice, forcing Shackleton and his crew to make a stunning escape. NBC News, 9 Mar. 2022 This is the stern of the good ship Endurance, which sank off the coast of Antarctica in 1915 after being crushed by pack ice. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2022 See More
Sue Bryant, Town & Country, 17 June 2022 During the period of study, 11 southeast Greenland bears floated away on pack ice, which is ice that is untethered to shore and able to float away. Evan Bush, NBC News, 16 June 2022 The Weddell Sea is notoriously icy, a function of a rotating current, or gyre, that keeps much of the pack ice within the sea for years. New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022 Disaster struck in 1915 when the ship became trapped in the pack ice. Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Mar. 2022 In early 1915, about 100 miles from the bay, the Endurance became stuck in the Weddell’s drifting pack ice. New York Times, 4 Feb. 2022 Unfortunately, in 1915, the expedition ship became trapped in a dense pack of ice off the Caird coast, drifting for 10 months before it was ultimately crushed in the pack ice. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2022 In 1915, the Endurance was trapped by dense pack ice, forcing Shackleton and his crew to make a stunning escape. NBC News, 9 Mar. 2022 This is the stern of the good ship Endurance, which sank off the coast of Antarctica in 1915 after being crushed by pack ice. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1842, in the meaning defined above