ice fieldn.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪs fiːld/, U.S.

/ˈaɪs ˌfild/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ice n., field n.¹

Etymology: < ice n. + field n.¹ Compare Dutch ijsveld (early 18th cent.), German Eisfeld (late 17th cent.).

A wide flat expanse of ice, esp. in polar regions.

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the world > the earth > water > ice > body of ice > [noun] > ice-field or pack-ice

ice field1694

field1695

ice-island1750

field ice1772

ice isle1777

pack1791

stream1817

ice pack1835

pedregal1839

pack ice1842

stream-ice1856

1694 tr. F. Martens in Acct. Several Late Voy. ii. 37 Ice-fields, that are as the Meadows for the Seales.

1748 H. Ellis Voy. Hudson's-Bay 240 We saw vast numbers of Seals and Sea-Horses lying basking upon the Ice-Fields.

1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. iv. 241 Ice-fields constitute one of the wonders of the deep. They are often met with of the diameter of twenty or thirty miles.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xvi. 110 The ice-field before us was a most noble one.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 175 A fresh blast had been unchained among the far south ice-fields.

1947 Auk 64 278 The brilliantly brick-colored females [sc. red phalaropes]..had come seaward to play about in the Labrador ice fields during the summer.

1977 H. O'Hagan School-marm Tree ii. 25 To the south, the high ice fields glowed green and pink and warm like a sudden garden against the sky.

2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Apr. 10/2 He successfully navigated his ship through some of the world's most dangerous waters, through hidden reefs, Antarctic ice-fields, and home again.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ice field
释义	ice fieldn. Brit. /ˈʌɪs fiːld/, U.S. /ˈaɪs ˌfild/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ice n., field n.¹ Etymology: < ice n. + field n.¹ Compare Dutch ijsveld (early 18th cent.), German Eisfeld (late 17th cent.). A wide flat expanse of ice, esp. in polar regions. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > ice > body of ice > [noun] > ice-field or pack-ice ice field1694 field1695 ice-island1750 field ice1772 ice isle1777 pack1791 stream1817 ice pack1835 pedregal1839 pack ice1842 stream-ice1856 1694 tr. F. Martens in Acct. Several Late Voy. ii. 37 Ice-fields, that are as the Meadows for the Seales. 1748 H. Ellis Voy. Hudson's-Bay 240 We saw vast numbers of Seals and Sea-Horses lying basking upon the Ice-Fields. 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions I. iv. 241 Ice-fields constitute one of the wonders of the deep. They are often met with of the diameter of twenty or thirty miles. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xvi. 110 The ice-field before us was a most noble one. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 175 A fresh blast had been unchained among the far south ice-fields. 1947 Auk 64 278 The brilliantly brick-colored females [sc. red phalaropes]..had come seaward to play about in the Labrador ice fields during the summer. 1977 H. O'Hagan School-marm Tree ii. 25 To the south, the high ice fields glowed green and pink and warm like a sudden garden against the sky. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Apr. 10/2 He successfully navigated his ship through some of the world's most dangerous waters, through hidden reefs, Antarctic ice-fields, and home again. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1694
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