polynya

po lyn ya |ˌpälənˈyä poʊˈlɪnjə | ▶noun a stretch of open water surrounded by ice, esp. in Arctic seas. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Russian, from the base of pole ‘field. ’

polynya

polynya |pə (ʊ )ˈlɪnjə | ▶noun a stretch of open water surrounded by ice, especially in Arctic seas. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Russian, from the base of pole ‘field ’.