adjective
- attached to or anchored to land; not floating or drifting
Usage: nautical; chiefly used of ice or sea ice that remains fixed to the shore
Examples
- The landfast ice extended several miles from the Arctic coast.
- Researchers studied how landfast sea ice affects local ecosystems.
- During winter, the harbor's landfast ice made navigation impossible.
- The ship waited for the landfast ice to break up in spring.
- Polar bears hunt seals on landfast ice near the shore.