The clear water between the openings of floes of ice. The same as ice-lane. Also, a very limited current of wind a cat's-paw.
·noun One of the similar branches of the framework of a leaf. II. Vein ·vt To form or mark with vei...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun ·see <<Rake>>, a mineral vein. ...
·add. ·- Quartz occurring as gangue in a vein. ...
A narrow temporary channel of water in the packs or other large collections of ice. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A narrow channel between two fields. Any open cracks or separations of floe offering navigation. ...