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Word: Floe
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century (superseding flake in this sense): probably from Norwegian flo, from Old Norse fló ‘layer’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fləʊ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sheet of floating ice.
Short Definition:sheet of floating ice
Variant Forms:
- ice floe
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