noun
Meaning 1
Any type of sea ice not attached to land, drift ice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
ice floe
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈaɪs.fləʊ/
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US: /ˈaɪs.floʊ/
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noun
Meaning 2
An ice dam (ice jam), a blockage of ice in a river starting with an ice floe in the river.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
An ice stream (ice flow), a type of fast moving glacier
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A flat mass of floating ice, smaller than an ice field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: floe
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ice mass
History
Etymology
From ice + floe.