Definition
A large, flat sheet of floating sea ice, typically found in Arctic and Antarctic regions.
Etymology
From Norwegian 'flo' (layer, slab), related to Old Norse 'flö.' The word entered English through Arctic exploration and whaling industry terminology.
Kelly Says
Arctic explorers couldn't describe their frozen world without borrowing this Norwegian word—'floe' specifically means the *sheet* of ice, not icebergs, and it was literally a matter of life and death to know the difference!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አይስ ክፍት
ay-is kif-t
ARالعربية
لوح من الجليد
luh min al-jaylid
BNবাংলা
বরফের পাতা
bor-fer pa-ta
CSČeština
ledový plát
le-doh-vee-plat
DADansk
isflage
is-flaa-geh
DEDeutsch
Eisschild
eye-sh-shilt
ELΕλληνικά
πλακάκι πάγου
pla-ka-kee pa-goo
ESEspañol
panza de hielo
pan-sah deh ee-eh-loh
FAفارسی
تکه یخی
teh-keh ye-khi
FISuomi
jäälauta
ja-lauta
HEעברית
עוגן קרח
ug-an kra-kh
HIहिन्दी
बर्फ का टुकड़ा
barf ka tuk-ra
IDBahasa Indonesia
floe
floh
MSBahasa Melayu
floe
floh
MYမြန်မာ
အိ Oberfläche
a-i- sur-fah-chee
NLNederlands
ijsblok
iss-blok
NONorsk
isplate
is-pla-teh
PLPolski
lodowy płat
lo-doh-wee-yat
RORomână
placă de gheață
pla-kah deh gea-tsa
SVSvenska
isplatta
is-plat-tah
TEతెలుగు
బంగారు
ban-ga-roo
THไทย
แผ่นน้ำแข็ง
phaen nam-kaeng
TRTürkçe
buz plakası
buz plah-kah-see
UKУкраїнська
льодовий пласт
lyo-doh-vee-plast
URاردو
氷 کا ٹکڑا
b-i- ka tuk-ra
VITiếng Việt
đá băng
da bang