Associations to the word «Polynya»

Wiktionary

POLYNYA, noun. (hydrology) A naturally-formed area of open water surrounded by sea ice.

Dictionary definition

POLYNYA, noun. A stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats