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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbanchisa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: banˈkiza
"La nave rompighiaccio si fece strada attraverso la banchisa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An area of sea ice that has drifted together into a large, dense mass, covering a vast area.
"The research vessel struggled to navigate through the dense pack ice surrounding the continent." - 2
Accumulated pieces of floating ice driven together by wind or currents into a solid barrier.
"Polar bears often hunt seals along the edges of the shifting pack ice."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'pack' (referring to a compact collection or mass of items) dating back to Middle English, and 'ice' from Old English 'īs'. It emerged in polar exploration terminology during the 18th and 19th centuries to describe large expanses of floating broken ice driven together.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pack-ice" is said worldwide
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banquise
Transliteration: bɑ̃kiz
"Le brise-glace navigue difficilement à travers la banquise épaisse."
Packeis
Transliteration: ˈpakˌʔaɪs
"Das Schiff kam im dichten Packeis zum Stillstand."
banchisa
Transliteration: banˈkiza
"La nave rompighiaccio si fece strada attraverso la banchisa."
banquisa
Transliteration: baŋˈkisa
"La banquisa polar se extiende por cientos de kilómetros."
banquisa
Transliteration: bãˈkizɐ
"O navio ficou preso na espessa banquisa."
पैक आइस
Transliteration: paik ais
"जहाज घने पैक आइस से होकर गुजर रहा था।"
浮冰群
Transliteration: fúbīng qún
"破冰船在厚重的浮冰群中艰难前行。"
유빙군
Transliteration: yubinggun
"쇄빙선이 두꺼운 유빙군을 헤쳐나갔다."
パックアイス
Transliteration: pakku aisu
"砕氷船は分厚いパックアイスを進んだ。"
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