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Meaning of "drift ice" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRIFT ICE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRIFT ICE

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Drift ice is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRIFT ICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Drift ice

Drift ice is any sea ice other than fast ice, the latter being attached to the shoreline or other fixed objects. Drift ice is carried along by winds and sea currents, hence its name. When drift ice is driven together into a large single mass, it is called pack ice. Wind and currents can pile up that ice to form ridges up to several metres in height. These represent a challenge for icebreakers and offshore structures operating in cold oceans and seas. Drift ice consists of floes, individual pieces of sea ice 20 metres or more across. There are names for various floe sizes: small – 20 metres to 100 metres; medium – 100 metres to 500 metres; big – 500 metres to 2,000 metres; vast – 2 kilometres to 10 kilometres; and giant – more than 10 kilometres. Seasonal ice drift in the Sea of Okhotsk by the northern coast of Hokkaidō, Japan has become a tourist attraction of this area with harsh climate, and is one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan. The Sea of Okhotsk is the southernmost area in the Northern hemisphere where drift ice may be observed.

Definition of drift ice in the English dictionary

The definition of drift ice in the dictionary is masses of ice floating in the open sea.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRIFT ICE

dried-up
driegh
drier
dries
Driesch
driest
drift
drift anchor
drift net
drift transistor
drift tube
driftage
drifted
drifter
drifting
driftingly
driftless
driftpin
driftwood
drifty

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRIFT ICE

anchor ice
black ice
break the ice
camphor ice
coconut ice
cut no ice
dry ice
glare ice
glaze ice
glib ice
ground ice
on ice
on thin ice
pack ice
pancake ice
sheet ice
shelf ice
skate on thin ice
slob ice
water ice

Synonyms and antonyms of drift ice in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «drift ice» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRIFT ICE

Find out the translation of drift ice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drift ice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drift ice» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

流冰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hielo a la deriva
570 millions of speakers

English

drift ice
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बहाव बर्फ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جليد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дрейфа льда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gelo de vento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ড্রিফট বরফ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

glaces à la dérive
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ais drift
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Treibeis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

流氷
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유빙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ice drift
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cục băng bị nước trôi đi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பனிப்பொழிவு பனி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ढिले बर्फ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sürüklenen buz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ghiaccio di moto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prąd lód
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дрейфу криги
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

derivă gheață
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρασυρόμενοι πάγοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

drijfijs
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

drivis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

drivis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drift ice

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRIFT ICE»

The term «drift ice» is normally little used and occupies the 119.500 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRIFT ICE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drift ice

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRIFT ICE»

Discover the use of drift ice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drift ice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Drift of Sea Ice
The Second Edition of The Drift of Sea Ice presents the fundamental laws of sea ice drift which come from the material properties of sea ice and the basic laws of mechanics.
Matti Leppäranta, 2011
2
Drift Ice
Poems of delicate sensibility that explore important environmental issues.
Jennifer Atkinson, 2008
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Arctic Sea Ice: Proceedings of the Conference
6 = Close drift-ice/pack-ice 7 = Very close drift-ice/ pack-ice 8 = Pressure-ice/ Screw-ice or vast, heavy ice-floes 9 = Shore lead X = No information / = Ice Development o = No change i = Ice situation has improved 2 = Ice situation has ...
‎1958
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Ice Drift, Ocean Circulation and Climate Change
Ice Drift, Ocean Circulation and Climate Change is the first book to focus on the interactions between ice, the ocean and the atmosphere and to describe how these three components of the climate system influence each other.
Jens Bischof, 2000
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On the Drift Ice and Currents of the North Atlantic: with a ...
DRIFT ICE AND CURRENTS 0 OF THE ' .NORTH ATLANTIC.“ Or the various dangers which beset the path of the mariner, perhaps there are none which excite to more vigilance than the known or expected proximity of ice. In some frequented ...
William C. Redfield, 1845
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Physical Oceanography of the Baltic Sea
Beyond the fast ice boundary there is drift ice.6 A ``drift ice landscape'' consists of leads and ice ̄oes with ridges, hummocks, and other variable morphological characteristics. As mentioned in Section 7.1 ice types are de®ned according to ...
Matti Leppäranta, Kai Myrberg, 2009
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Knowledge-based Intelligent Information Engineering Systems ...
In this paper, drift ice is detected in order to prevent marine accidents in winter and improve reliability of sea data. The drift ice always has the necessity to observe thickness, speed, and a course change with time. Then, the images are ...
Ernesto Damiani, 2002
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Drift, Deformation, and Fracture of Sea Ice: A Perspective ...
A treatise on frequency spectrum of drift ice velocity. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 76—77, 83—91. Lindsay, R. W., & Stern, H. L. (2003). The RadarSat geophysical processor system: quality of sea ice trajectory and deformation ...
Jerome Weiss, 2013
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Climates of Hunger: Mankind and the World's Changing Weather
Bergthorsson, then, had to establish the correlation between drift ice and thermometer readings; going further back he had to make some interpretations of recorded general comments on the weather; and (for the oldest period) he had to  ...
Reid A. Bryson, 1977
10
Dynamics of Snow and Ice Masses
Dynamics of Snow and Ice Masses
Samuel C. Colbeck, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRIFT ICE»

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Super Value Tours Announces Exclusive Snow Festival Tour
“There are several once in a lifetime experiences on this tour; everything from snowshoeing to cruising through magnificent drift ice fields. «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
2
A patriot's first-hand report of service
We were to have crossed the river at Trenton under General Ewing, but could not do it in consequence of the drift ice. “We turned out under ... «Leader and Times, Jul 15»
3
Montreat College getting back on course
Trapped in drift ice in the Weddell Sea, the ship broke up and sank. Stranded on the ice, Shackleton and his crew drifted for a year, finally ... «Black Mountain News, Jun 15»
4
Polar bears eating trapped dolphins
The dolphins seemingly took advantage of the ice-free conditions - until they got trapped by drift ice. The team thinks that the polar bear may ... «iAfrica.com, Jun 15»
5
Shiretoko spectacle: Spawning squid something special
The drift ice around the waters of Shiretoko creates an ideal environment for a number of marine animals, such as "sasakitekagiika," which is ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jun 15»
6
Murkowski Votes 'Nay' on Icebreaker Provision in Defense Bill
Drift ice camp in the middle of the Arctic Ocean as seen from the deck of icebreaker XueLong, July 2010. Photo: Timo Palo via Wikimedia ... «Alaska Public Radio Network, Jun 15»
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PHOTO: Watch your head! Prickly crab coming your way
The festival is held annually between April and June to draw tourists during the quiet period between the drift ice-viewing season and the ... «Asahi Shimbun, May 15»
8
The Many Unknowns of Inevitable Arctic Oil Spills
Pack Ice is drift ice that's thicker, though warming temperatures are changing the nature of this ice. A 2009 study found that from 1980 to 2008, ... «InsideClimate News, May 15»
9
S.F. welcomed 1st Northwest Passage sailor but mistreated sloop
In the summer of 1905, Amundsen took the Gjoa out of harbor and sailed west through fog and drift ice, into waters never explored by man, ... «San Francisco Chronicle, May 15»
10
Wind moving ice in right direction
Requests for ice break-outs at the eastern end of the province might have to wait until the wind drives drift ice offshore, otherwise the wind could ... «The Guardian, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Drift ice [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/drift-ice>. May 2024 ».
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