Sea ice that is "fastened" to the coastline, to the sea floor along shoals or to grounded icebergs.
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Examples for "fast ice"
Examples for "fast ice"
1Then we made for the fast ice, leaving the rotten bit between us and the ship.
2Actually less fast ice than when we left!
3On January 2, 1914, fast ice and the mainland were sighted.
4This caused the whole bay to become iced up with fast ice, so-called because it sticks fast to the land.
5Until last week, no-one knew if the " fast ice" was safe enough to get across with surface vehicles.
Translations for shore-fast ice