pack ice

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pak ahys]
- /pæk aɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pak ahys]
- /pæk aɪs/

Definitions of pack ice words

noun pack ice a large area of floating ice formed over a period of many years and consisting of pieces of ice driven together by wind, current, etc. 1
noun pack ice ice mass, ice floe 1
uncountable noun pack ice Pack ice is an area of ice that is floating on the sea. It is made up of pieces of ice that have been pushed together. 0
noun pack ice a large area of floating ice, usually occurring in polar seas, consisting of separate pieces that have become massed together 0
noun pack ice a large, floating expanse of broken ice masses frozen together 0

See all 5 definitions of pack ice

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Origin of pack ice

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pack ice

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pack ice

pack ice popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pack ice usage trend in Literature

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