expanse of ice

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• ice field — ► NOUN ▪ a large permanent expanse of ice, especially in polar regions …   English terms dictionary

• ice field — noun a large permanent expanse of ice, especially in polar regions …   English new terms dictionary

• ice field — noun a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating at sea • Hypernyms: ↑ice mass * * * noun 1. : an extensive sheet of sea ice larger than an ice floe 2. : a large body of glacial ice : ice cap * * * a large sheet of floating ice,… …   Useful english dictionary

• ice pack — noun 1. a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑ice bag • Hypernyms: ↑bag 2. a large expanse of floating ice • Syn: ↑pack ice …   Useful english dictionary

• ice field — noun a) a network of interconnected glaciers or ice streams having a common source b) a large expanse of floating ice (several miles long) …   Wiktionary

• ice pack — noun 1》 a bag or piece of cloth filled with ice and applied to the body to reduce swelling or lower temperature. 2》 an expanse of large pieces of floating ice forming a nearly continuous mass, as occurs in polar seas …   English new terms dictionary

• ice pack — noun Date: 1853 an expanse of pack ice …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pack ice — noun a large expanse of floating ice • Syn: ↑ice pack • Hypernyms: ↑ice * * * noun : sea ice formed into a chaotic mass by the crushing together of pans, floes, and brash * * * a large area of floating ice formed over a period of many years and… …   Useful english dictionary

• Little Ice Age — The reconstructed depth of the Little Ice Age varies between different studies (anomalies shown are from the 1950–80 reference period). The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of cooling that occurred after the Medieval Warm Period (Medieval… …   Wikipedia

• Field of ice — Field Field (f[=e]ld), n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. f[ a]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.] 1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pack ice — ► NOUN ▪ (in polar seas) an expanse of large pieces of floating ice driven together into a mass …   English terms dictionary