ice floe

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noun
  1. a large flat mass of floating ice.

Origin of ice floe

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First recorded in 1810–20

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British Dictionary definitions for ice floe

ice floe

noun
  1. a sheet of ice, of variable size, floating in the sea: See also ice field (def. 1)

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Scientific definitions for ice floe

ice floe

  1. A large, flat expanse of floating ice smaller than a marine ice field.

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