ice floe

See also: icefloe

English

Alternative forms

• icefloe

Etymology

From ice +‎ floe.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪs.fləʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪs.floʊ/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

ice floe (plural ice floes)

1. Any type of sea ice not attached to land, drift ice.
2. An ice dam (ice jam), a blockage of ice in a river starting with an ice floe in the river.
3. An ice stream (ice flow), a type of fast moving glacier
4. A flat mass of floating ice, smaller than an ice field.

Synonyms

• ice float

Coordinate terms

• iceberg

Translations

floe — see floe

Further reading

• ice floe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia