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ice foot

noun

  1. (in polar regions) a belt of ice frozen to the shore, formed chiefly as a result of the rise and fall of the tides.


ice foot

noun

  1. a narrow belt of ice permanently attached to the coast in polar regions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ice foot1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences

According to Prof Scambos, the ice foot introduces buoyancy stresses in the berg and when this is coupled with meltwater forcing its way down into major crevices and fissures, the possibility exists for catastrophic failure.

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He points to the "ice foot" that is developing around the block.

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Ice foot baths and extra water points are being made available to cyclists competing in the Tour de France - which is entering its final week - to avoid dehydration.

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This is part of a much larger strategy of terror by Trumpov's ICE foot soldiers against entire communities.

From Salon

Also, Markieff Morris needed his customary postgame ice foot bath but also dealt with the sting of taking an inadvertent knee from Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas to his face in the first quarter.

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