Definitions

1. noun

A large mass of floating ice, typically formed by the drifting together of smaller floes or by the freezing of sea water.

“The ship navigated through a field of ice floes in the Arctic Ocean.”

2. noun

A streak of lighter or darker color, typically in hair, caused by a mixture of two different colors.

“She had a distinctive blonde streak in her brown hair, known as a ‘floe’.”