broken ice
nounOceanography.
sea ice that covers from 50 to 80 percent of the surface of water in any particular area.
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How to use broken ice in a sentence
Nobody knew just what to do, it was so hard to get to him on the broken ice, and the man couldn't swim.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley LeonardAhead of us was a glittering line of broken ice, stretching at right angles to our path.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonRetracing the way out of the broken ice, we steered in a south-westerly direction, just above the line of serac and crevassed ice.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonSomething had happened, and though Harky did not know what it was, he suspected that the broken ice provided the proper clue.
The Duck-footed Hound | James Arthur KjelgaardHarky and Mun, who'd lingered near the broken ice for the better part of an hour, would have heard her bark.
The Duck-footed Hound | James Arthur Kjelgaard
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