ice field

noun

1
: an extensive sheet of sea ice
2

Examples of ice field in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Even when the weather breaks, the tops of the volcanoes can keep their shroud of fog thanks to their elevation and constant snow and ice fields. Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023 The northernmost one is wedged into an ice field in Svalbard, Norway. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2023 Go to hike, bike on dirt paths, admire ancient ice fields, and watch from afar as grizzlies fish for their dinner. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023 These interruptions in the near-flawless horizon were nunataks — the ridges of mountains that emerged from an ice field or glacier in Antarctica. Ali Wunderman, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2023 Those wanting more can make the strenuous 8.2-mile round-trip hike up the Harding Icefield Trail for spectacular views of the massive ice field. Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2021 The team of scientists had already combed over miles of Antarctic ice field, ready to turn around at the very end of an 11-day meteorite hunt. Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023 Scientists search an ice field in Antarctica for meteorites. Byscience News Staff, science.org, 26 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ice field was in 1694

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“Ice field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20field. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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