floe
noun /fləʊ/
/fləʊ/
(also ice floe)
- a large area of ice, floating on the sea
浮冰：大面积的冰，漂浮在海面上 - Small floes formed the major ice cover from August to December.
从8月到12月，小浮冰形成了主要的冰盖。
Collocations DictionaryFloe is used after these nouns:- ice
词源early 19th cent. (superseding flake in this sense): probably from Norwegian flo, from Old Norse fló ‘layer’. - Small floes formed the major ice cover from August to December.