icescape

noun

ice·​scape ˈī(s)-ˌskāp 

plural icescapes

1

: an area covered with ice or ice formations

The icescape sometimes stretched out infinitely before them like the empty expanses of a frozen Sahara.

—Jane E. Stevens

2

: a picture representing an icescape

Examples of icescape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Plus, dark rocks from the cosmos are easy to spot amid the pale icescape, and a general lack of terrestrial rocks limits look-alikes from our own planet. — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2023

The level of detail — from complex cityscapes like Shanghai and Tokyo to the icescapes of Siberia — is brilliant. — Mark Kennedy, idahostatesman, 22 Mar. 2018

From expeditioners perishing in an Antarctic icescape to World War II fighter planes exploding over Britain, dire situations can lead to crucial medical advances. — Bee Wilson, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2014

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for icescape

• cityscape
• agape
• escape
• landscape
• lenape
• reshape
• seascape
• soundscape
• ape
• cape
• crape
• crepe