floe

C2
US /floʊ/ UK /fləʊ/
noun Freq #52407

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a flat mass of ice, smaller than an ice field, floating at sea

    I carefully navigated the ship around the floe.

  2. 2
    noun

    A low, flat mass of floating ice.

Etymology

Early 19th century. Probably from Norwegian Nynorsk flo (“layer, slab”), from Old Norse fló (“layer”).

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a flat mass of ice, smaller... ice floe
2 noun · a low, flat mass of... ice floe

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