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Definition of Ice pack
1. Noun. A waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling.
2. Noun. A large expanse of floating ice.
Definition of Ice pack
1. Noun. a large floating mass of ice; pack ice ¹
2. Noun. a pack of crushed ice applied to the body in order to reduce pain or inflammation ¹
3. Noun. a plastic sac of silicone that can be cooled in a freezer and then used in a cool bag ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Ice pack
1. A cold local application to limit or reduce swelling in recently traumatised tissues; usually in the form of a water-impervious container for ice. Improvised means for containing ice (plastic bags, towels, etc.) are often employed, as are chemical sacks that when struck allow the commingling of chemicals that react endothermically. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ice Pack
Literary usage of Ice pack
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1854)
"It was not, however, till near the close of March that the great ice-pack began
fairly to open, and a broad reach of water spread before the eyes of the ..."
2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1900)
"The general movement of the antarctic ice-pack is apparently ... E. November and
December is, I believe, the best time at which to approach the ice-pack. ..."
3. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"Through 'shearing" and over-riding the ice-pack is frequently of greater thickness
than would be brought about by freezing alone, and it is not rare to meet ..."
4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1887)
"Since 1871 fifty-four whaling-vessels have been lost in this part of the Arctic
Ocean, thirty-three of which have been caught in the ice-pack. ..."
5. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1901)
"It is so far north that it is not necessary to force a way through the main
ice-pack before reaching the navigable lane under the lee of the land. ..."
6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature ...edited by Hugh Chisholm edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"In November 1841 the " Erebus " and " Terror *' returned to Antarctic waters,
steering south-east from New Zealand and entering the ice-pack in about 6oe S. ..."
7. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"ON December 7 I sighted the edge of the ice-pack from the crow's-nest, ...
WHEN the swell is heavy in the ice-pack it is often very difficult to ascertain ..."
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