floe

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

floe

F0191100 (flō)n.1. An ice floe.2. A segment that has separated from such an ice mass.

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[Probably from Norwegian flo, layer, from Old Norse flō; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]

floe

(fləʊ) n (Physical Geography) See ice floe[C19: probably from Norwegian flo slab, layer, from Old Norse; see flaw¹]

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]

floe

(flō) A mass or sheet of floating ice.

Floe

 a field or pack of ice or similar substance.Examples: cloud floes, 1886; ice floe, 1817.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

floe - a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at seaice floeice mass - a large mass of ice

Translations

banchisabanco di ghiaccio