ice floe UK /ˈaɪs.fləʊ/US /ˈaɪs.floʊ/ noun4 •Any type of sea ice not attached to land, drift ice. •A flat mass of floating ice, smaller than an ice field. •An ice dam (ice jam), a blockage of ice in a river starting with an ice floe in the river. •An ice stream (ice flow), a type of fast moving glacier formsice floes