drift ice

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drift ahys]
- /drɪft aɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drift ahys]
- /drɪft aɪs/

Definitions of drift ice words

noun drift ice detached floating ice in masses that drift with the wind or ocean currents, as in the polar seas. 1
noun drift ice masses of ice floating in the open sea 0
noun drift ice One or more floating slabs of ice which have become detached from larger sheets or shoreline glaciers and which are moved by wind or sea currents. 0

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Origin of drift ice

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600

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Parts of speech for Drift ice

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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drift ice popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% 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.

drift ice usage trend in Literature

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