ice floe

ice floe

n. A flat expanse of floating ice smaller than an ice field.

ice floe

n (Physical Geography) a sheet of ice, of variable size, floating in the sea. See also ice field¹

floe

(floʊ)

n. 1. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field. 2. a detached floating portion of such a sheet. Also called ice floe . [1810–20; perhaps < Norwegian flo layer (compare Old Norse flō layer, level); c. Old English flōh piece, flagstone; compare flaw¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ice floe - a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at seafloeice mass - a large mass of ice

Translations

banco di ghiaccio