ice field

noun

A network of interconnected glaciers or ice streams having a common source.

Meanings

nounice field (plural ice fields)

plural ice fields

  1. A network of interconnected glaciers or ice streams having a common source.
  2. A large expanse of floating ice (several miles long).

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 冰原
  • 冰原 (bīngyuán)expanse of floating ice
Finnish jäätikkö, jääkenttä
  • jäätikkönetwork of interconnected glaciers
  • jääkenttäexpanse of floating ice
French champ de glace
  • champ de glaceexpanse of floating ice
German Eisfeld
  • Eisfeldexpanse of floating ice
Hungarian jégmező
  • jégmezőexpanse of floating ice
Japanese 氷原
  • 氷原 (hyōgen)expanse of floating ice
Korean 빙원
  • 빙원 (bing'won)expanse of floating ice
Polish pole lodowe, pole lodowe
  • pole lodowenetwork of interconnected glaciers
  • pole lodoweexpanse of floating ice
Romanian câmp de gheață, aisfild
  • câmp de gheațăexpanse of floating ice
  • aisfildexpanse of floating ice
Spanish campo de hielo, capa de hielo
  • campo de hieloexpanse of floating ice
  • capa de hieloexpanse of floating ice
Cite this entry
APA

ice field. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20field

MLA

“ice field.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20field. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ice field,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20field.

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