First Known Use: 1817
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floe
noun \ˈflō\
: a sheet or mass of floating ice
Full Definition of FLOE
1
: floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
2
: ice floe
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Origin of FLOE
probably from Norwegian flo flat layer
Rhymes with FLOE
beau, blow, bow, bro, Chou, crow, do, doe, dough, flow, foe, fro, froe, glow, go, grow, ho, hoe, jo, Jo, joe, know, lo, low, mho, mot, mow, no, No, O, oh, owe, Poe, pow, pro, rho, roe, row, Rowe, schmo, sew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, sow, stow, Stowe, strow, though, throe, throw, toe, tow, trow, whoa, woe, yo
FLOE Defined for Kids
floe
noun \ˈflō\
Definition of FLOE for Kids
: a sheet or mass of floating ice
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