floe
Example Sentences
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Every collision removes some of the energy supplied by the wind and reduces how far a floe can travel before it strikes another piece of ice.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
“She told herself, ‘Oh, just put me on an ice floe —’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Ms Homendy said recovery workers were dealing with deteriorating weather conditions and that the wreckage had landed on an ice floe which is moving at a rate of five miles a day.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
In late December, more than 100 people had to be rescued from an ice floe that broke free from a fishing area on a northern Minnesota lake.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Jack’s floe had cracked into four pieces now.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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