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floe: noun
ˈice floe: noun

floe [fləʊ, Am floʊ] N

floe

floe

Treibeis nt kein pl

ˈice floe N

ice floe

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Ice-rafted debris is deposited when the iceberg strands on the shore and subsequently melts, or drops out of the ice floe as it melts. en.wikipedia.org

This salt becomes trapped beneath the sea ice, creating a higher concentration of salt in the water beneath ice floes. en.wikipedia.org

During the winter, ice floes drift south or north, depending upon the tides. en.wikipedia.org

Large even ice floes with pools of sweet drinking water and here and there a tender-fleshed young polar bear! en.wikipedia.org

Consequently, both wind alone and wind in conjunction with ice floes are thought to be motive forces. en.wikipedia.org

The sea in this gulf is frozen for about nine months every year and often clogged with ice floes. en.wikipedia.org

The evacuation of station personnel and cargo from a drifting ice floe requires three days of continuous, round-the-clock work. en.wikipedia.org

The little convoy proceeded uneventfully until increasingly heavy ice floes began to impede their progress. en.wikipedia.org

Unfortunately it was destroyed in 1603 by the drifting ice floes. en.wikipedia.org

They remained on the floe for a month. en.wikipedia.org

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