floe

A low, flat mass of floating ice.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fləʊ/

Etymology

Early 19th century. Probably from Norwegian Nynorsk flo (“layer, slab”), from Old Norse fló (“layer”).

Synonyms

ice floe

sheet of ice

glacier

ice

🧊

iceberg

ice-field

ice-floe

ice-pack

pack

pack-ice

floating ice

drift ice

ice float

flake

Translations

kra

glaçon

Eisscholle

ijsschots

banquise

banquisa

icebergue

banchisa

floe

banco di ghiaccio

Eisberg

παγόβουνο

επιπλέων ογκόπαγος

παγετώνας

banquisa