ice field

noun

1
: an extensive sheet of sea ice
2

Examples of ice field in a Sentence

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The 4,200-square-mile area has stunning geological features from glaciers, waterfalls, and lakes to limestone caves, ice fields, and canyons. Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025 Climate change is not about what might happen to your grandchild in 50 years or about what’s happening to polar bears on ice fields somewhere. Peter Bergen, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025 Waist-deep snow, ice fields, avalanches and the risk of hypothermia and frostbite make the mountain a far riskier proposition. Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025 Located on an ice field oasis, the camp combines jaw-dropping beauty with unparalleled serenity. Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ice field 

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 25 Feb. 2025.

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