How Do U Spell Ice Floe?

a large flat mass of floating ice.

Is it ice flow or ice floe?

A floe is a floating sheet of ice. The terms floe and ice floe are interchangeable. A floe may occur as a piece of ice drifting on the sea, in a river, or down a stream melting off a glacier. ... Flow comes from the Old English flowan, meaning to flow, stream, issue, become liquid, melt, abound, overflow.

What does ice floe mean?

: a usually large flat free mass of floating sea ice.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.