floe

[ floh ]

/ floʊ /

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noun

Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.

a detached floating portion of such a sheet.

Origin of floe

First recorded in 1810–20; perhaps from Norwegian flo “layer” (compare Old Norse flō “layer, level”); cognate with Old English flōh “piece, flagstone”; cf. flaw¹

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH floe

floe , flow

Words nearby floe

flock dot, flocking, flock paper, flocky, Flodden, floe, floeberg, flog, flokati, flong, flood

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Example sentences from the Web for floe

But he was still at a considerable distance, and had to cross the tongue of ice before he could reach the floe.
The Crew of the Water Wagtail|R.M. Ballantyne
He soon reckoned that he would make three miles an hour over the uneven surface of the floe.
Triple Spies|Roy J. Snell
This pause in good weather gave an opportunity to exercise the dogs, which were taken on to the floe by the men in charge of them.
South!|Sir Ernest Shackleton
Many crews, lost from the ship in a blinding storm, have been carried out to sea with the floe, and never heard of afterwards.
The Adventures of Billy Topsail|Norman Duncan

He was mate, and the other day they left the floe together, to ascend a large berg at some distance from our whaling-ground.
Adrift in the Ice-Fields|Charles W. Hall

British Dictionary definitions for floe

floe

/ (fləʊ) /

noun

See ice floe

Word Origin for floe

C19: probably from Norwegian flo slab, layer, from Old Norse; see flaw 1

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Scientific definitions for floe

floe

[ flō ]

A mass or sheet of floating ice.

单词	floe
释义	floe [ floh ] / floʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR floe ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field. a detached floating portion of such a sheet. Origin of floe First recorded in 1810–20; perhaps from Norwegian flo “layer” (compare Old Norse flō “layer, level”); cognate with Old English flōh “piece, flagstone”; cf. flaw¹ WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH floe floe , flow Words nearby floe flock dot, flocking, flock paper, flocky, Flodden, floe, floeberg, flog, flokati, flong, flood Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for floe But he was still at a considerable distance, and had to cross the tongue of ice before he could reach the floe. The Crew of the Water Wagtail\|R.M. Ballantyne He soon reckoned that he would make three miles an hour over the uneven surface of the floe. Triple Spies\|Roy J. Snell This pause in good weather gave an opportunity to exercise the dogs, which were taken on to the floe by the men in charge of them. South!\|Sir Ernest Shackleton Many crews, lost from the ship in a blinding storm, have been carried out to sea with the floe, and never heard of afterwards. The Adventures of Billy Topsail\|Norman Duncan He was mate, and the other day they left the floe together, to ascend a large berg at some distance from our whaling-ground. Adrift in the Ice-Fields\|Charles W. Hall British Dictionary definitions for floe floe / (fləʊ) / noun See ice floe Word Origin for floe C19: probably from Norwegian flo slab, layer, from Old Norse; see flaw 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to floe iceberg, ice floe, icecap, berg, chunk, glaze, hail, crystal, icicle, glacier, sleet, diamonds, hailstone, permafrost, ice field, dry ice, ice cube Scientific definitions for floe floe [ flō ] A mass or sheet of floating ice. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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floe

noun

Origin of floe

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British Dictionary definitions for floe

noun

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Scientific definitions for floe