ice packn.
/ˈʌɪs pak/, U.S. /ˈaɪs ˌpæk/ 1. An expanse of large pieces of floating ice forming a nearly continuous mass, as occurs in polar seas. Cf. pack ice n. at pack n.1 Compounds 2.
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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
1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage li. 661 We soon met with the ice pack, and ran along it up Barrow's strait; but to no purpose, as there was no exit any where.
1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xxviii. 234 Apprehensions of being frozen up in the heart of the ice-pack.
1913 R. D. Salisbury et al. Elements Geogr. xv. 381 Ice-packs are one of the obstacles to polar navigation, and make most of the north coast of Russia and Siberia useless even in summer.
1926 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 3 Jan. 3/3 The letter informed the President [sc. Coolidge] that the [Detroit Aviation] society was about to join in an attempt to explore the ice pack between Point Barrow and the Ice Pole.
1992 W. Steger & J. Bowermaster Crossing Antarctica Prol. 10 The Endurance was crushed by the ice pack that protects the continent.
2001 J. Waterman Arctic Crossing i. 82 A distant ice pack, falling and rising, bellows up into a white cliff, then drops down into the water.
2. An ice-cold pack (pack n.1 11a) or (now usually) dressing or bag containing ice, applied to (a part of) the body typically to reduce fever, swelling, or pain.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > ice packs and water bags > [noun]
ice cap1816
ice bag1836
ice compress1858
water bag1859
water-cloth1860
ice pack1874
kneecap1884
cold coil1888
cold-pack1909
1874 New Eng. Med. Gaz. Jan. 38 Dr. Spalding attended..a child four months old, with cholera infantum... The ice pack was used, also Opium and Hyoscyamus.
1900 Daily Chron. 12 Nov. 5/6 The condition of Lord Roberts's daughter is somewhat serious. Ice-packs have been applied.
1973 R. Ludlum Matlock Paper xiv. 129 There's a nurse in there with ice packs and stuff if localized pain bothers her.
2005 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 13 Feb. (Factor X section) 7/3 Firstly, don't panic. Antivenom is available and it is effective. Place an ice pack on the bitten area.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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