ice field

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noun

a large sheet of floating ice, larger than an ice floe.

Origin of ice field

First recorded in 1685–95

Words nearby ice field

ice dance, ice dancing, ice dock, icefall, ice feathers, ice field, ice fish, ice fishing, ice floe, ice flowers, ice fog

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Example sentences from the Web for ice field

On the 18th of January the aspect of the ice-field changed all at once.
The English at the North Pole|Jules Verne
On the evening of the 23rd September we lay-to at a ground-ice in a pretty large opening of the ice-field.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II|A.E. Nordenskieold
The breeze in the night, blowing against the schooner, had turned the ice-field completely round.
Left on Labrador|Charles Asbury Stephens
Made a lateral movement with the hand flat and extended over the field of ice in front of him—the ice-field.
Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes|Garrick Mallery

We had ridden across an ice-field which sloped gently off—into China, I dare say.
Tenting To-night|Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for ice field

ice field

noun

a very large flat expanse of ice floating in the sea; large ice floe

a large mass of ice permanently covering an extensive area of land

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Scientific definitions for ice field

ice field

A large expanse of ice covering a mountainous region and consisting of several interconnected glaciers.

An extensive area of ice on the surface of the ocean, consisting of multiple ice floes and covering an area that is greater than 10 km (6.2 mi) across.

单词	ice field
释义	ice field SEE SYNONYMS FOR ice field ON THESAURUS.COM noun a large sheet of floating ice, larger than an ice floe. Origin of ice field First recorded in 1685–95 Words nearby ice field ice dance, ice dancing, ice dock, icefall, ice feathers, ice field, ice fish, ice fishing, ice floe, ice flowers, ice fog Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ice field On the 18th of January the aspect of the ice-field changed all at once. The English at the North Pole\|Jules Verne On the evening of the 23rd September we lay-to at a ground-ice in a pretty large opening of the ice-field. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II\|A.E. Nordenskieold The breeze in the night, blowing against the schooner, had turned the ice-field completely round. Left on Labrador\|Charles Asbury Stephens Made a lateral movement with the hand flat and extended over the field of ice in front of him—the ice-field. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes\|Garrick Mallery We had ridden across an ice-field which sloped gently off—into China, I dare say. Tenting To-night\|Mary Roberts Rinehart British Dictionary definitions for ice field ice field noun a very large flat expanse of ice floating in the sea; large ice floe a large mass of ice permanently covering an extensive area of land Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ice field iceberg, ice floe, icecap, berg, floe Scientific definitions for ice field ice field A large expanse of ice covering a mountainous region and consisting of several interconnected glaciers. An extensive area of ice on the surface of the ocean, consisting of multiple ice floes and covering an area that is greater than 10 km (6.2 mi) across. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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ice field

noun

Origin of ice field

Words nearby ice field

Example sentences from the Web for ice field

British Dictionary definitions for ice field

noun

Words related to ice field

Scientific definitions for ice field