floe

[US]/fləʊ/
[UK]/flo/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. large floating mass of ice; floating ice; large chunk of floating ice

Phrases & Collocations

ice floe

Example Sentences

the ice breaks into small floes that rub against each other.

The polar bear was spotted on an ice floe.

The ship had to navigate through the floes to reach the research station.

Large floes of ice were breaking off from the glacier.

The expedition team camped on a stable floe for the night.

The Inuit hunters followed the seal tracks to the floe where it rested.

The helicopter landed on a flat floe to pick up the researchers.

The melting floes are a sign of climate change in the Arctic.

The expedition team used ice picks to secure their tents on the floe.

The floe drifted slowly towards the open sea.

The researchers collected samples of algae growing on the underside of the floe.

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