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floe

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floe  (fl)
n.
1. An ice floe.
2. A segment that has separated from such an ice mass.
[Probably from Norwegian flo, layer, from Old Norse fl; see plk-1 in Indo-European roots.]
floe [fləʊ]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) See ice floe
[probably from Norwegian flo slab, layer, from Old Norse; see flaw1]
floe  (fl)
A mass or sheet of floating ice.
Floe a field or pack of ice or similar substance.
Examples: cloud floes, 1886; ice floe, 1817.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.floefloe - a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
ice floe
ice mass - a large mass of ice
Translations
floe [fləʊ] N (= ice floe) → témpano m de hielo
floe [ˈfləʊ] n (also ice floe) → morceau m de banquise
floe
n → Treibeis nt, → Eisscholle f
floe [fləʊ] n (also ice floe) → banchisa
floe [fləʊ] n (also ice floe) → banchisa


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The edge of the floe off which the seal were used to fish in winter lay perhaps twenty miles beyond this barrier, and out of reach of the Tununirmiut.
The Second Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
I was heard aft, and we managed to clear the sunken floe which had come all the way from the Southern ice-cap to have a try at our unsuspecting lives.
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