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ice-island
An insulated mass of floating ice; an island-like ice-field; an extensive iceberg.
1777Cook Voy. S. Pole etc. Introd. 17 It is, therefore, very probable, that what Bouvet saw was nothing more than a large ice-island. 1820Scoresby Acc. Arctic Reg. I. 225 The stupendous masses, known by the name of Ice-islands, or Ice-bergs..from their height..and the depth of water in which they ground. 1840R. H. Dana Bef. Mast xxxi. 116 We saw thirty-four ice-islands of various sizes. |