"ice field" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ice fields [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ice field (plural ice fields)
  1. A network of interconnected glaciers or ice streams having a common source. Categories (topical): Ice Translations (network of interconnected glaciers): jäätikkö (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-ice_field-en-noun-5hYs3FAI Disambiguation of Ice: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'network of interconnected glaciers': 97 3
  2. A large expanse of floating ice (several miles long). Categories (topical): Ice Translations (expanse of floating ice): 冰原 (bīngyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), jääkenttä (Finnish), champ de glace [masculine] (French), Eisfeld [neuter] (German), jégmező (Hungarian), 氷原 (hyōgen) (alt: ひょうげん) (Japanese), câmp de gheață [neuter] (Romanian), aisfild [neuter] (Romanian), campo de hielo [masculine] (Spanish), capa de hielo [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ice_field-en-noun-grblkPKT Disambiguation of Ice: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'expanse of floating ice': 11 89

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