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arctic

How to use arctic in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for arctic.

Editorial note

Most of arctic ice is landlocked: it is currently not in ocean waters.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of arctic gathered in one view.

noun

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

noun

a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

adjective

of or relating to the Arctic; "the Arctic summer"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for arctic.

noun

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

adjective

of or relating to the Arctic; "the Arctic summer"

adjective

extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"

Example sentences

1

Most of arctic ice is landlocked: it is currently not in ocean waters.

2

The café that has the A/C pushed to arctic temperatures when you're in shorts and sandals in the summer.

3

That's basically what is happening with the arctic ice.

4

Only prime meridian, arctic circle and tropic of cancer are shown.

5

The arctic polar ice cap, on the other, hand seems to be an unfortunate additional detail.

6

Meanwhile in America, most people who work outside or in a non-arctic office will wear as little as they can get away with.

7

A polar bear stalking my woodcutter, but evading my warrior across the arctic tundra.

8

I'll second this...If he was in death valley, or the arctic with no cell reception, and it was 61 miles to the next station and the car said 32 no sane person would ever begin that journey.

9

There is a pending battle over oil rights under the arctic shelf, russia's stake is potentially trillions of barrels of natural gas and billions of oil in that section of the world.

10

You have books, the ability to travel, the internet, base jumping, mountaineering, arctic exploration, even space travel is expected to be affordable within most of our lifespans.

11

There's over 500 Gt of yearly glacier loss in the Antarctic, and the sea ice extent which is, at most, a few meters thick, is absolutely minuscule in comparison to the amount of additional water dissolving into the sea from kilometers-thick walls of ice.

12

Nature is absolutely free - it is almost too bad I wasn't more of an outdoors person.\nSome of these I'm sure carry over to other countries: I imagine most people don't have dreams of living in the arctic, which comes with its own advantages/disadvantages depending on viewpoint.

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This is the guy who created a political movement that went so far as to fund ads for oil drilling in arctic national wildlife refuge and putting down Keystone XL pipelines, so, sorry, I'm not buying that he's in this cause because he met someone who couldn't attend college because they were illegal immigrants.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use arctic in a sentence?

Most of arctic ice is landlocked: it is currently not in ocean waters.

What does arctic mean?

the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole

What part of speech is arctic?

arctic is commonly used as noun, adjective.