icebound
Trapped by frost
Icebound describes something trapped, surrounded, or obstructed by ice.
A ship may become icebound in Arctic waters, unable to move until thaw.
A harbor or port that is icebound cannot receive vessels: The icebound coast made resupply impossible until spring.
The word suggests immobility enforced by frozen conditions.
Slow-moving ice mass
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- frozen solidEntirely turned to ice
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- frostboundLocked in by freezing
crystalline · hoarfrost · subzero · frigid · gelid · frozen sea
Unable to move
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
- immobilizedMade unable to move
- locked inFirmly committed, unchangeable
snowbound · blocked · obstructed · halted · stalled · imprisoned · confined · cut off
Frigid treeless biome
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- North PoleEarth's northern axis point
- SvalbardNorwegian Arctic archipelago
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
Nunavut · Antarctic · polar bear · seal · walrus · narwhal · aurora · midnight sun
Tension-easing social activity
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- hullOuter covering or frame
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
passage · Northwest Passage · Arctic Ocean · shipping lane · navigation · Shackleton · Endurance · polar exploration
glacier
Slow-moving ice mass
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- frozen solidEntirely turned to ice
- glacialOf frozen rivers
frostbound · crystalline · hoarfrost · subzero · frigid · gelid · frozen sea
stuck
Unable to move
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
- immobilizedMade unable to move
locked in · snowbound · blocked · obstructed · halted · stalled · imprisoned · confined · cut off · isolated
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- North PoleEarth's northern axis point
- SvalbardNorwegian Arctic archipelago
Greenland · Nunavut · Antarctic · polar bear · seal · walrus · narwhal · aurora · midnight sun · Inuit
icebreaker
Tension-easing social activity
expedition · passage · Northwest Passage · Arctic Ocean · shipping lane · navigation · Shackleton · Endurance · polar exploration · whaling ship
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- lake icefrozen lake, frozen lakes, freeze-up, slush
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
- Whalingharpoon gun, harpoon guns, flensing, whaling ships, whaling station