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ice floe

UK/ˈaɪs.fləʊ//ˈaɪs.floʊ/

ice floe noun: any type of sea ice not attached to land, drift ice.

Noun

ice floe (plural ice floes)

  1. Any type of sea ice not attached to land, drift ice.
  2. An ice dam (ice jam), a blockage of ice in a river starting with an ice floe in the river.
    Synonyms:
    ice float
  3. An ice stream (ice flow), a type of fast moving glacier
  4. A flat mass of floating ice, smaller than an ice field.

ice floe meaning in Tamil and Bengali

ice floe in Tamil

பனிப்பாள மிதவை, மிதக்கும் பனிப்பாளம்

ice floe in Bengali

ভাসমান বরফ, বরফের বাঁধ, বরফ স্রোত

Synonyms of ice floe

  • ice float

Forms of ice floe

pluralice floes
alternative formicefloe

Origin of ice floe

From ice + floe.

Questions about ice floe

What does ice floe mean?
Ice floe means any type of sea ice not attached to land, drift ice.
What is ice floe in Tamil?
Ice floe in Tamil is பனிப்பாள மிதவை, மிதக்கும் பனிப்பாளம். See Ice floe meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ice floe?
Ice floe is a noun.
How do you pronounce ice floe?
Ice floe is pronounced /ˈaɪs.fləʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of ice floe?
The plural of ice floe is ice floes.

Words near ice floe in the dictionary

  1. ice fields
  2. ice fish
  3. ice fished
  4. ice fishes
  5. ice fishing
  6. ice floe
  7. ice floes
  8. ice fog
  9. ice fogs
  10. ice foot
  11. ice foots

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