brash ice

American  

noun

1. small, floating fragments of sea ice or river ice.

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Example Sentences

For three weeks, they maneuvered slowly toward Prime Head up the Bransfield Strait, a waterway between the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic mainland, clogged with brash ice and calving icebergs.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 30, 2019

In the morning they watched precious sacks of coal drop down a crevice, hover a moment on the brash ice, then sink into the Antarctic.

From Time Magazine Archive

The wind was bitter, but it was impossible to row fast enough to keep warm—the danger of ramming into the large chunks of brash ice that surrounded them was too great.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

The swell has increased considerably, but it is impossible to tell from what direction it comes; one can simply note that the ship and brash ice swing to and fro, bumping into the floe.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon

From the beginning of spring to the latter end of summer, masses of brash ice are occasionally encountered in these latitudes.

From A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America by Ferrall, S. A. (Simon Ansley)