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单词 ice-free
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Definition of ice-free in English:

ice-free

adjective
  • Free from or not covered by ice.

    the Gulf Stream keeps the Norwegian coast ice-free all year round
    the annual ice-free period begins between late June and mid July
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Canadian and New Zealand scientists have found living microbes in the soil of an ice-free region of Antarctica.
    • The animals spend most of the winter on pack ice and invariably return to their birthplace to breed in ice-free coastal areas in summer.
    • In winter, a sunny location will help an electric heater keep the water ice-free.
    • The extra shelter from the riverside developments saw the walkways stay ice-free last week.
    • Jason's onboard altimeter precisely maps the surface height of 95 percent of Earth's ice-free oceans every 10 days to an accuracy of about 1.33 inches.
    • We headed back north of Bridgeman Island in hopes of getting to the relatively ice-free waters of the eastern Bransfield Basin.
    • These waterfowl migrate early in spring and move northward from their wintering grounds as soon as wetlands become ice-free.
    • By 12,000 years ago, they had made their way south from the interior of Alaska through an ice-free corridor to the high plains of North America.
    • With less krill to go around during the ice-free years, fewer penguins survive to adulthood.
    • Weather data were collected during the ice-free season from a meteorological station situated in a central location on the study area.
    • The tree's low, sweeping branches moderate ground-level temperatures in winter, helping keep streams ice-free.
    • Even in the depth of winter, Norway's ports and harbours are usually ice-free.
    • While the lake was ice-free, surface vessels kept the lifeline in operation, and pipelines and electric cables were laid under the water.
    • Halifax has long been a bustling international port and naval base, as well as being the only ice-free port on Canada's eastern seaboard.
    • Even with such a low average temperature some tropical portions of the Earth may have remained ice-free.
    • Large diesel generators must produce all electricity locally, using fuel delivered by a river barge during the summer months when the Yukon is ice-free.
    • Water sources may be kept ice-free by an immersible electric heater that goes right into the birdbath water.
    • Exports are hampered by the country's oldest strategic difficulty: the lack of deep-water, ice-free ports.
    • About 13,000 years ago, an ice-free corridor opened up, allowing brown bears to travel south.
    • Flocks of penguins occasionally appear where they have dipped into the sea from ice-free pockets near the shore.
    Synonyms
    clear, passable, navigable, unblocked, free from obstructions, unobstructed
 
 

Definition of ice-free in US English:

ice-free

adjective
  • Free from or not covered by ice.

    the Gulf Stream keeps the Norwegian coast ice-free all year round
    the annual ice-free period begins between late June and mid-July
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even in the depth of winter, Norway's ports and harbours are usually ice-free.
    • We headed back north of Bridgeman Island in hopes of getting to the relatively ice-free waters of the eastern Bransfield Basin.
    • Flocks of penguins occasionally appear where they have dipped into the sea from ice-free pockets near the shore.
    • About 13,000 years ago, an ice-free corridor opened up, allowing brown bears to travel south.
    • In winter, a sunny location will help an electric heater keep the water ice-free.
    • Even with such a low average temperature some tropical portions of the Earth may have remained ice-free.
    • Exports are hampered by the country's oldest strategic difficulty: the lack of deep-water, ice-free ports.
    • The tree's low, sweeping branches moderate ground-level temperatures in winter, helping keep streams ice-free.
    • Weather data were collected during the ice-free season from a meteorological station situated in a central location on the study area.
    • These waterfowl migrate early in spring and move northward from their wintering grounds as soon as wetlands become ice-free.
    • While the lake was ice-free, surface vessels kept the lifeline in operation, and pipelines and electric cables were laid under the water.
    • Halifax has long been a bustling international port and naval base, as well as being the only ice-free port on Canada's eastern seaboard.
    • The animals spend most of the winter on pack ice and invariably return to their birthplace to breed in ice-free coastal areas in summer.
    • Canadian and New Zealand scientists have found living microbes in the soil of an ice-free region of Antarctica.
    • With less krill to go around during the ice-free years, fewer penguins survive to adulthood.
    • Water sources may be kept ice-free by an immersible electric heater that goes right into the birdbath water.
    • Jason's onboard altimeter precisely maps the surface height of 95 percent of Earth's ice-free oceans every 10 days to an accuracy of about 1.33 inches.
    • Large diesel generators must produce all electricity locally, using fuel delivered by a river barge during the summer months when the Yukon is ice-free.
    • The extra shelter from the riverside developments saw the walkways stay ice-free last week.
    • By 12,000 years ago, they had made their way south from the interior of Alaska through an ice-free corridor to the high plains of North America.
    Synonyms
    clear, passable, navigable, unblocked, free from obstructions, unobstructed
 
 
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