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ice floe

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ice floe, floenoun

    a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea

Wiktionary

  1. ice floenoun

    A flat mass of floating ice, smaller than an ice field.

Wikipedia

  1. Ice floe

    An ice floe () is a large pack of floating ice often defined as a flat piece at least 20 m across at its widest point, and up to more than 10 km across. Drift ice is a floating field of sea ice composed of several ice floes. They may cause ice jams on freshwater rivers, and in the open ocean may damage the hulls of ships.

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  1. ice floe

    An ice floe is a large, flat mass of ice that has broken off from a larger ice formation such as an iceberg, ice shelf, or glacier. It usually floats on the surface of the sea or a lake and can be several kilometers wide. Ice floes frequently occur in polar regions and can pose significant navigational hazards.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ice floe in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ice floe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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