pressure ice

noun

a general term for ice broken and deformed by stresses generated by wind, currents, or waves.

Words nearby pressure ice

pressure gauge, pressure gradient, pressure group, pressure head, pressure hull, pressure ice, pressure paralysis, pressure point, pressure reversal, pressure ridge, pressure sense

Example sentences from the Web for pressure ice

  • We persevered on the 24th over many lines of pressure-ice and then camped near an especially rough patch.

    The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson

  • I was anxious to keep them alive until we were out of the pressure-ice.

    The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson

  • The sledges could not be brought very near the rock as it was surrounded by massive ridges of pressure-ice.

    The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson