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drift ice
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drift ice
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) masses of ice floating in the open sea
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Noun1.drift ice - masses of ice floating in the open seadrift ice - masses of ice floating in the open sea
ice - the frozen part of a body of water
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drift ice
n → Treibeis nt
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