ice floe

noun

: a usually large flat free mass of floating sea ice

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According to Reuters, 139 men were rescued on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after being stranded on an ice floe floating in the Sea of Okhotsk between Russia and Japan. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025 Fishermen who were stranded on an ice floe drifting in the Sea of Okhotsk in the Western Pacific board a helicopter during a rescue operation on Wednesday. Reuters, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2025 Last February, more than 80 fishermen were rescued after an ice floe broke away from shore near the village of Starodubskoye. Alex Stambaugh, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025 The wreckage of the Bering Air Flight 445 is on an ice floe that's moving approximately 5 miles a day, National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy said at a news conference on Saturday. Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice floe

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ice floe was in 1819

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“Ice floe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20floe. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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ice floe

noun
: a flat free mass of floating sea ice
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