bay ice

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noun Oceanography.

smooth sea ice formed in the sheltered waters of an arctic or antarctic bay.

Origin of bay ice

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby bay ice

bax, baxter, bay, bay antler, bay city, bay ice, bay islands, bay leaf, bay lynx, bay of bengal, bay of biscay

Example sentences from the Web for bay ice

  • After two hours halt, the bay-ice having dissolved we re-embarked.

    Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea |John Franklin

  • With the exception of bay-ice, which is more generally known as young ice, all these terms pass current in the Antarctic.

    South! |Sir Ernest Shackleton

  • Nearly the same as bay-ice, except that it is only applied to ice very recently formed, or of the present season.

    The Sailor's Word-Book |William Henry Smyth