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SLOB ICE [2 records]

Record 1 2012-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glaciology
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

An accumulation of sludge, so dense as to make the passage of small craft impossible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Glaciologie
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
OBS

bouillie de glace : Couche superficielle de la mer riche en cristaux de glace.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

"loose brother ice in bags always exposed edges of floes" "a dense form of sludge Black.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

(De Kerehove, p. 688) fragmented ice; glace nivelée (la mé.) glace en bouillie.

Spanish

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