floe

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(flō) pronunciation
n.
  1. An ice floe.
  2. A segment that has separated from such an ice mass.

[Probably from Norwegian flo, layer, from Old Norse flō.]


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IN BRIEF: Floating polar ice.

pronunciation The ice floe was a definite danger to the small coastal town of the north.

Tutor's tip: Does water "flow" (to move freely or to circulate) below the ice "floe" (a mass of glacial ice) in the spring?

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - isflage, skosse

Nederlands (Dutch)
ijsschots

Français (French)
n. - banquise

Deutsch (German)
n. - Eisscholle

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επιπλέων ογκόπαγος

Italiano (Italian)
banchisa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - banco (m) de gelo

Русский (Russian)
плавучая льдина

Español (Spanish)
n. - témpano de hielo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - isflak

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
大浮冰

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大浮冰

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 떠 다니는 얼음

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 氷盤, 浮氷, 流氷

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جليد طاف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גוש קרח צף‬


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