banquise

Definitions of banquise
  1. noun
    a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating at sea
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    grande quantité de glace
    a large mass of ice
  2. noun
    a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
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    type of:
    grande quantité de glace
    a large mass of ice
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