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DRIFT ICE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-08-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drift ice
1, record 1, English, drift%20ice
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drifting ice 2, record 1, English, drifting%20ice
correct
- drifts of ice 3, record 1, English, drifts%20of%20ice
plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any ice that has been broken apart and drifted from its place of origin by winds and currents ... 1, record 1, English, - drift%20ice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Børge Ousland, a Norwegian explorer and deep-sea diver by profession, ... would have to conquer more than 600 miles of drifting ice on the open sea, fighting the severe cold and other inhospitable conditions, and navigate through pressure ridges formed by huge colliding blocks of ice ... 4, record 1, English, - drift%20ice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
drifts of ice: term rarely used in the singular (drift of ice). 5, record 1, English, - drift%20ice
Record 1, Key term(s)
- drift of ice
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glaces à la dérive
1, record 1, French, glaces%20%C3%A0%20la%20d%C3%A9rive
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- glaces en dérive 2, record 1, French, glaces%20en%20d%C3%A9rive
feminine noun, plural
- glaces de dérive 3, record 1, French, glaces%20de%20d%C3%A9rive
feminine noun, plural
- glaces flottantes 4, record 1, French, glaces%20flottantes
feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Glaces flottantes en mouvement ou échouées momentanément. 3, record 1, French, - glaces%20%C3%A0%20la%20d%C3%A9rive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
glaces flottantes; glaces en dérive; glaces à la dérive; glaces de dérive : termes rarement utilisés au singulier (glace flottante; glace à la dérive; glace en dérive; glace de dérive). 5, record 1, French, - glaces%20%C3%A0%20la%20d%C3%A9rive
Record 1, Key term(s)
- glace flottante
- glace de dérive
- glace en dérive
- glace à la dérive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Glaciología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- témpano
1, record 1, Spanish, t%C3%A9mpano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bloque de hielo flotante. 1, record 1, Spanish, - t%C3%A9mpano
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