slack ice
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slack ice — noun : broken ice floating on quiet or slowly moving water … Useful english dictionary
broken ice — ice covering five tenths to eight tenths of the water surface. Also called loose ice, loose pack ice, open ice, open pack ice, slack ice … Dictionary of ichthyology
loose ice — ice covering five tenths to eight tenths of the water surface. Also called broken ice, loose pack ice, open ice, open pack ice, slack ice … Dictionary of ichthyology
open ice — ice covering five tenths to eight tenths of the water surface. Also called broken ice, loose ice, loose pack ice, open pack ice, slack ice … Dictionary of ichthyology
Anchor ice — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
(s)leup-, (s)leub(h)- — (s)leup , (s)leub(h) English meaning: to hang loose Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlaff herabhängen(d)” Note: only germO.N. and Baltic Material: O.E. lyft “weak” = M.Du. luft, lucht “link”, oFris. luf ‘slack, tired “, O.Ice. lūfa… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
mel-1 (also smel-), melǝ- : mlē-, mel-d- : ml-ed-, mel-dh-, ml-ēi- : mlī̆-, melǝ-k- : mlā-k-, mlēu- : mlū̆ - — mel 1 (also smel ), melǝ : mlē , mel d : ml ed , mel dh , ml ēi : mlī̆ , melǝ k : mlā k , mlēu : mlū̆ English meaning: to grind, hit; fine, ground Deutsche Übersetzung: “zermalmen, schlagen, mahlen”, speziell Korn; from “zerrieben”… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
(s)lēg- : (s)lǝg- and (s)leg- — (s)lēg : (s)lǝg and (s)leg English meaning: weak, feeble Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlaff, matt sein” (from “loslassen”), from ‘schlaff” about “weichlich” also “wollũstig” Note: nasal. (s)leng (= leng ‘swing, waver”?) Material … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
(s)leu- — (s)leu English meaning: loosely hanging, loose, feeble Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlaff herabhängend, schlaff” Note: esp. with extensions; out of Gmc. only barely provable, in this but very reich entfaltet Material: Unerweitert… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
Pinkham Notch — Infobox Mountain Pass Name =Pinkham Notch Photo =Pinkhamtopo.jpg Caption =The steep, glaciated walls of Pinkham Notch can be seen in this topographic map. Elevation = 2032 ft. / 619 m Location=New Hampshire, USA Range =White Mountains Coordinates … Wikipedia
