floe — ● floe nom masculin (anglais floe, peut être du norvégien flo, couche) Plaque de glace résultant de la dislocation de la banquise. ● floe (homonymes) nom masculin (anglais floe, peut être du norvégien flo, couche) flot nom masculin floe [flo] … Encyclopédie Universelle
Floe — (fl[=o]), n. [Cf. Dan. flag af iis, iisflage, Sw. flaga, flake, isflaga, isflake. See {Flag} a flat stone.] A low, flat mass of floating ice. [1913 Webster] {Floe rat} (Zo[ o]l.), a seal ({Phoca f[oe]tida}). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
floe — [fləu US flou] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from Norwegian flo flat layer ] an ↑ice floe … Dictionary of contemporary English
floe — see ICE FLOE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
floe — [flō] n. [prob. < Norw flo, layer, expanse < ON < IE base * plā , > FLAG2] ICE FLOE … English World dictionary
floe — 1817, first used by Arctic explorers, probably from Norw. flo layer, slab, from O.N. flo, related to first element in FLAGSTONE (Cf. flagstone) (q.v.). Earlier explorers used flake … Etymology dictionary
floe — ► NOUN ▪ a sheet of floating ice. ORIGIN probably from Norwegian flo layer … English terms dictionary
floe — n. an ice floe * * * [fləʊ] an ice floe … Combinatory dictionary
floe — noun Etymology: probably from Norwegian flo flat layer Date: 1817 1. floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water 2. ice floe … New Collegiate Dictionary
Floe — Floes le long de la Péninsule Antarctique. Un floe est un fragment de glace de mer relativement plat, de 20 mètres ou plus d’extension horizontale, moins épais que la banquise à proprement parler[1]. Les floes constituent une étape de la… … Wikipédia en Français