pack ice

noun

: sea ice formed into a mass by the crushing together of pans, floes, and brash

Examples of pack ice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Endurance had been trapped in Antarctic pack ice for ten months before the pressure finally crushed its hull. — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Hard pack ice creams are allowed to—in fact, are designed to—be densely-packed. — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 15 July 2026

Most Svalbard itineraries will also spend a day sailing to the edge of the pack ice, which runs all the way up to the North Pole. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026

That year in Point Lay, the pack ice created an open lead very near shore. — Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pack ice

• advice
• allspice
• concise
• device
• entice
• excise
• fordyce
• precise
• suffice
• dice
• feis
• gneiss

Kids Definition

pack ice

noun

: sea ice formed into a mass by the crushing together of chunks and sheets of ice