floe vs flow
Definitions
noun
- a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
Examples
Grob was giddy as hell up there, because the gnarly floes offered a rare challenge to a jaded ice-breaker.
While a few savvy anglers carry flares, stoves, and tents, the majority are ill-prepared for hours or days stuck on a drifting ice floe.
Ice-floes are a threat to shipping in the area.
Definitions
verb
- fall or flow in a certain way
- be abundantly present
- cover or swamp with water
- cause to flow
- undergo menstruation
noun
- the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
- any uninterrupted stream or discharge
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
- the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
Examples
You would be hard pressed to find a young captain or major who hadn't flown combat sorties in the area of operations.
Sewage overflowed into wash basins at West Middlesex Hospital following a blockage in one of the toilets.
Would reverse flow undergravel filtration be better?