No. 8,644 in Dutch
ijsvlakten
"IJsvlakten" means "ice plains" in English.
In a sentence
De ijsvlakten strekken zich uit zover het oog reikt.
The ice plains stretch out as far as the eye can see.
Here, 'ijsvlakten' is used as a plural noun referring to expansive sheets of ice covering an area.
Op de ijsvlakten zijn ijskristallen en sneeuw zichtbaar.
On the ice plains, ice crystals and snow are visible.
In this sentence, 'ijsvlakten' is again a plural noun describing a location covered by ice, emphasizing its observable features.
We hebben over de uitgestrekte ijsvlakten gewandeld tijdens onze expeditie.
We walked over the vast ice plains during our expedition.
Here, 'ijsvlakten' denotes the physical environment traversed, highlighting its role as terrain for human activity.
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