pack ice

pack ice
noun
a large expanse of floating ice
• Syn: ↑ice pack
• Hypernyms: ↑ice

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noun
: sea ice formed into a chaotic mass by the crushing together of pans, floes, and brash

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a large area of floating ice formed over a period of many years and consisting of pieces of ice driven together by wind, current, etc.
Also called ice pack.
[1840-50]

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pack ice noun
A mass of large pieces of floating ice driven together by winds and currents
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Main Entry: ↑pack

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pack ice UK US noun [uncountable]
a large mass of ice that floats in the sea
Thesaurus: icebergs and other masses of icesynonym lakes and pondshyponym

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pack ice,
the ice forming a pack, often squeezed or piled into fantastic formations: »

the desolate mountains and pack ice next to the Arctic Circle (Wall Street Journal).

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n. an expanse of large pieces of floating ice driven together into a nearly continuous mass, as occurs in polar seas

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noun [noncount]
: a very large sheet of ice floating in the sea that is made from smaller pieces that have frozen together

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ˈpack ice f48 [pack ice] noun uncountable
a large mass of ice floating in the sea, formed from smaller pieces that have frozen together

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Pack ice — Pack Pack, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pack ice — pack′ ice n. geo a large area of floating marine ice whose pieces are driven together by wind, current, etc Also called ice pack 1) • Etymology: 1840–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • pack ice — n [U] a mass of ice floating in the sea …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pack ice — pack ,ice noun uncount a large mass of ice that floats in the ocean …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pack ice — ► NOUN ▪ (in polar seas) an expanse of large pieces of floating ice driven together into a mass …   English terms dictionary

  • pack ice — n. a large, floating expanse of broken ice masses frozen together …   English World dictionary

  • pack ice — a large area of floating ice formed over a period of many years and consisting of pieces of ice driven together by wind, current, etc. Also called ice pack. [1840 50] * * * ▪ ice formation also known as  ice pack  or  pack        any area of sea… …   Universalium

  • pack ice — N UNCOUNT Pack ice is an area of ice that is floating on the sea. It is made up of pieces of ice that have been pushed together …   English dictionary

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  • pack ice — noun A large consolidated mass of floating sea ice. Syn: ice pack …   Wiktionary

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