growler

Example Sentences

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At night, the crew trained a searchlight across the dark waters to look for growlers—low-floating chunks of ice big enough to puncture a ship.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Take your plume back, little growler. We might as well be friends. After all, if all goes according to plan, I’ll end up being your grandpapa.”

From Literature

At night, crews trained a searchlight across dark waters infested with so-called growlers—low-floating chunks of ice the size of trucks that can puncture ships.

From The Wall Street Journal

Icebergs, bergy bits and growlers—some of the many forms of ice here—joined sea and sky to display every shade of blue.

From Scientific American

Only three days later they met their first ice, large chunks called growlers that scraped and rumbled past the sides of the ship.

From Literature