Nilas

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Newly frozen sea ice in the form of a smooth sheet less than ten centimeters (four inches) thick.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Nila form-of, plural

Etymology

From Russian ни́лас (nílas), from Saami nulas, 'stripe'.

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sea ice

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