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ice floe

/ˈaɪs.floʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
ice floe
IPA
/ˈaɪs.floʊ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any type of sea ice not attached to land, drift ice.

noun

An ice dam (ice jam), a blockage of ice in a river starting with an ice floe in the river.

noun

An ice stream (ice flow), a type of fast moving glacier

noun

A flat mass of floating ice, smaller than an ice field.

Etymology

From ice + floe.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈaɪs.floʊ/
  • British English: /ˈaɪs.fləʊ/

Inflected Forms

ice floes (plural) icefloe (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

iceberg

Synonyms

ice float floe

Questions

How do you pronounce ice floe?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪs.floʊ/.
What does ice floe mean?
Any type of sea ice not attached to land, drift ice.
Where does ice floe come from?
From ice + floe.

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