noun
1.
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
2.
a detached floating portion of such a sheet.
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| —n | |
| See ice floe | |
| [C19: probably from Norwegian flo slab, layer, from Old Norse; see | |
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Floe
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Word Origin & History
floe
1817, first used by Arctic explorers, probably from Norw. flo "layer, slab," from O.N. flo, related to first element in flagstone (q.v.). Earlier explorers used flake.
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Science Dictionary
floe  (flō) Pronunciation Key
A mass or sheet of floating ice. |
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Example sentences
Sometimes, when a walrus wants to rest while still in the water, it will hook its tusks over the edge of an ice floe.
Ten eagles were standing side-by-side on a large ice floe near the open water.
Then a following ice floe snaps it half with the sound of a battleship gun.
These seals are often seen at the edge of an ice floe and are prepared to slip into the water at the first sign of a polar bear.
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