How to pronounce pack
American English pronunciation
PAK
- IPA
- /ˈpæk/
- Syllables
- PAK (1 syllable)
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What pack means
Most people know pack in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A wide area of floating ice crowded together
In a sentence: The ship slowed as it pushed into the pack, with ice grinding on every side.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Middle English pak, from an old Germanic word for a bundle. The sea-ice meaning grew from the same word.
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