pack ice
pack ice noun: a large consolidated mass of floating sea ice.
Noun
pack ice (usually uncountable, plural pack ices)
- A large consolidated mass of floating sea ice.
- Pack ice, at times mounting to a height of 35 ft., snow, fog, and floating mines all played their part in the disorganisation of railway services, and most of the train ferry services were completely suspended for a month or more; [...].1940 May, “Overseas Railways: Icebound Denmark”, in Railway Magazine, page 302
- […] the sea ices: pack ices, ice floes, ice rinds, ice hummocks ...; the coastal ices, fast ice, shore ices, glacial-ice, tongues, ice piedmonts; […]1986, Stephen Pyne, The Ice, page 4
- Synonyms:
- hummocky ice, ice pack
pack ice meaning in Tamil
pack ice in Tamil
- பனிப்பாதைத் தொகுதி, அடைத்த பனிகட்டி, நெருங்கியபனிக்கட்டி
Synonyms of pack ice
Forms of pack ice
| plural | pack ices |
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Questions about pack ice
- What does pack ice mean?
- Pack ice means a large consolidated mass of floating sea ice.
- What is pack ice in Tamil?
- Pack ice in Tamil is பனிப்பாதைத் தொகுதி, அடைத்த பனிகட்டி, நெருங்கியபனிக்கட்டி. See Pack ice meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pack ice?
- Pack ice is a noun.
- What is the plural of pack ice?
- The plural of pack ice is pack ices.
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