ice floe
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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
An ice floe detached from the shoreline of Upper Red Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, Friday, stranding the 122 ice fishermen on top of it.
From Washington Times • Dec. 30, 2023
They were brought back to the ice floe to warm in a fishing shelter, the sheriff’s office said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023
The shift in weight caused the ice floe to dip into the black water, and Jack fell back down.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
