FLOE.—The same as a field, except that its extent can be distinguished from a ship's masthead. A "bay-floe" is a floe of ice newly formed.
FLOE-PIECE.—An expression generally applied to small pieces of floes, not more than a furlong square.
A HOLE or POOL of Water.—A small space of "clear water," when the rest of the sea is covered with ice.
HUMMOCK.—A mass of ice rising to a considerable height above the general level of a floe, and forming a part of it. Hummocks are originally raised by the pressure of floes against each other.
LAND-ICE.—Ice attached to the land, either in floes or in heavy grounded masses lying near the shore.
LANE of Water.—A narrow channel among the masses of ice, through which a boat or ship may pass.
LEAD.—A channel through the ice. A ship is said to "take the right lead" when she follows a channel conducting her into a more navigable sea, and vice versâ.
MAKING-OFF Blubber.—The operation of putting it into casks.
NIPPED.—The situation of a ship when forcibly pressed by ice.
PACK.—A large body of ice, consisting of separate masses, lying close together, and whose extent cannot be seen.