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Definition of "floe" []

  • An ice floe. (noun)
  • A segment that has separated from such an ice mass. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "floe" in a sentence
  • "The fate of three men afloat on a floe is too horrible to think about."
  • "Maybe their new reporter/commentator, The Killer from Wasilla, could go camp out on an Arctic ice floe and report back to us on how the floe is doin’ sizewize .."
  • "Hockey and football on the floe were our chief recreations, and all hands joined in many a strenuous game."