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