What does ice-free mean?
Ice-free means Free of all ice; not covered in ice..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Free of all ice; not covered in ice..
Generally speaking, in the summer the ore from Kiruna is sent to Narvik, and that from Gällivare to Luleå, but, as Luleå is not ice-free (as is Narvik), all traffic in the winter must go to the latter, though this is to some extent mitigated by the fact that the output of the mines tends to be lower.
Ch’in-huang-tao had the largest glass factory in China. As the only ice-free port of north China, it developed an important transit trade by rail for Tientsin and south Manchuria, since the town is on the main rail line between Manchuria and north China.
Use ice-free when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ice-free means Free of all ice; not covered in ice..
Common synonyms include unfrozen.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Generally speaking, in the summer the ore from Kiruna is sent to Narvik, and that from Gällivare to Luleå, but, as Luleå is not ice-free (as is Narvik), all traffic in the winter must go to the latter, though this is to some extent mitigated by the fact that the output of the mines tends to be lower.
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