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Ice Blink. A streak of lucid whiteness which appears off the 



ice in that part of the atmosphere adjoining the 



horizon. 

 Icebound. A vessel so surrounded by ice as to be prevented 



from proceeding on her journey. 

 Ice sludge. Small commuted ice or bay ice broken up by 



the wind. 

 Land Floe. A field of ice of any extent attached to the 



land. 

 Land Water. Water which lies between the ice and the 



land. 

 Lane of Water. A narrow channel between two fields of 



ice ; any open cracks \ a separation of floe offering 



navigation. 



Laid to. Same as hove to. 

 Lead. A narrow channel of water between the floes or 



broken ice. 

 Light ice. That which has little depth in the water it is 



not considered dangerous to shipping. 

 Making Fast. To secure the vessel with warps. 

 Making off. Cutting the blubber into pieces to pass 



into the bung-hole of a cask. 

 Milldolling. When a ship cannot force its way through 



young or bay ice a boat is hung by a tackle under the 



bowsprit with its weight in the water. The crew roll it 



from side to side, which breaks the ice, allowing the 



ship to follow. (This is a very old custom.) 

 Open Ice. Fragments of ice sufficiently separate to 



admit a ship forcing or boring through them 



under sail. 

 Open Pack. A body of drift ice, the pieces of which, though 



very near each other, do not generally touch. It is 



opposed to close pack. 

 Pack. A large collection of broken floe huddled together, 



but constantly varying its position. 



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