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ice floe

 

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Noun ice floe has 1 sense
  1. ice floe, floe - a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
    --1 is a kind of ice mass

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Term: Ice Floe

Sense 1: Noun

Definition:

An ice floe is a large sheet of ice floating in the sea or a river.

Example Sentence:

The polar bears seamlessly moved across the treacherous ice floe in search of food.

Sense 2: Noun

Definition:

In popular usage, an ice floe can refer to any large piece of floating ice, not limited to the sea or river.

Example Sentence:

Walking along the frozen lake, we admired the immense ice floe glistening under the winter sun.

Sense 3: Adjective

Definition:

When used as an adjective, 'ice floe' describes something related to or resembling a floating mass of ice.

Example Sentence:

The explorers were surrounded by an icy, floe-like terrain, with jagged edges and deep crevices.

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