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ice field definition

ice field

  1. an mass of thick ice, esp. in a highland area, which may feed valley glaciers about its borders
  2. an extensive area of floating sea ice, specif. an area more than 8 km (5 mi) across

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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