pack ice

Definitions

A large consolidated mass of floating sea ice.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“Pack⟳ ice, at times mounting to a height of 35 ft., snow⟳, fog, and floating mines all played their part in the disorganisation of railway services, and most of the train⟳ ferry services were completely suspended for a month or more; [...].”

“[…] the sea ices: pack⟳ ices, ice floes, ice rinds, ice hummocks ...; the coastal ices, fast ice, shore ices, glacial-ice, tongues, ice piedmonts; […]”

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