氷ひょう海かい

noun

frozen sea; icy waters

Refers to a sea or ocean area covered with ice, often in polar contexts. Can also describe very cold, ice-filled waters.

• 北ほっ極きょくの氷ひょう海かいを調ちょう査さ船せんが進すすむ。

  The research vessel advances through the frozen sea of the Arctic.

• 氷ひょう海かいに閉とざされた港みなとからは出しゅっ航こうできない。

  Ships cannot depart from the port locked in icy waters.