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a large sheet of floating ice, larger than an ice floe.[1685-95]
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Ice field — Ice Ice ([imac]s), n. [OE. is, iis, AS. [=i]s; aksin to D. ijs, G. eis, OHG. [=i]s, Icel. [=i]ss, Sw. is, Dan. iis, and perh. to E. iron.] 1. Water or other fluid frozen or reduced to the solid state by cold; frozen water. It is a white or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ice-field — ● ice field, ice fields nom masculin (anglais ice field, champ de glace) Vaste étendue de glace dans les régions polaires. ⇒ICE FIELD, subst. masc. [Dans les régions polaires] Champ de glace. S ils [les fugitifs] avaient eu à leur disposition les … Encyclopédie Universelle
ice-field — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS geofis. estesa massa di ghiaccio che ricopre una regione montuosa, formata da molti ghiacciai interconnessi {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1871. ETIMO: comp. di ice 1ghiaccio e field campo … Dizionario italiano
ice field — ice′ field n. geo a large sheet of floating ice, larger than an ice floe … From formal English to slang
ice field — n. 1. an mass of thick ice, esp. in a highland area, which may feed valley glaciers about its borders 2. an extensive area of floating sea ice, specif. an area more than 8 km (5 mi) across … English World dictionary
ice field — ► NOUN ▪ a large permanent expanse of ice, especially in polar regions … English terms dictionary
Ice field — An ice field (also spelled icefield) is an area less than 50,000 km² (19,305 mile²) of ice often found in the colder climates and higher altitudes of the world where there is sufficient precipitation [http://gemini.oscs.montana.edu/… … Wikipedia
ice field — noun a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating at sea • Hypernyms: ↑ice mass * * * noun 1. : an extensive sheet of sea ice larger than an ice floe 2. : a large body of glacial ice : ice cap * * * a large sheet of floating ice,… … Useful english dictionary
ice-field — {{hw}}{{ice field}}{{/hw}}Campo di ghiaccio … Enciclopedia di italiano
ice field — noun Date: 1694 1. an extensive sheet of sea ice 2. ice cap 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
