floe
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floe
a sheet of floating ice, as on the surface of the sea
Not to be confused with:
flow – to move along in a stream; to circulate; to issue or proceed from a source
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floe
(flō)n.
1. An ice floe.
2. A segment that has separated from such an ice mass.
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floe
(fləʊ)n
(Physical Geography) See ice floe
[C19: probably from Norwegian flo slab, layer, from Old Norse; see flaw1]
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floe
(floʊ)n.
1. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
2. a detached floating portion of such a sheet.
Also called ice floe . [1810–20; perhaps < Norwegian flo layer (compare Old Norse flō layer, level); c. Old English flōh piece, flagstone; compare flaw1]
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floe
(flō) A mass or sheet of floating ice.
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Floe
a field or pack of ice or similar substance.Examples: cloud floes, 1886; ice floe, 1817.
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Noun | 1. | floe - a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea ice mass - a large mass of ice |
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floe
n → Treibeis nt, → Eisscholle f
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