ice floe

noun

: a usually large flat free mass of floating sea ice

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There’s little that compares with the opportunity to watch the most massive predator on land amble across a slope, sit on the sea ice poised to dive for a seal hunt, or hop from ice floe to ice floe. Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025 There’s a reason the Caribbean is known as the land of dazzling turquoise waters, while Arctic waters are a dark teal contrast to the ivory ice floes around them. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025 Our helicopter gently landed on the Knik Glacier, a stunning turquoise ice floe in the Knik River Valley that popped against the backdrop of the wintery Chugach Mountains. Brandon Withrow, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2025 Seals tend to lounge on ice floes, while the Arctic’s most iconic land mammals are often spotted within the tundra landscape along the edges of the fjord valleys. Katherine Alex Beaven, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice floe

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 20 Aug. 2025.

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ice floe

noun
: a flat free mass of floating sea ice
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