B2adjectiveenvironmentnature
US/ˈɑːrk.tɪk/
UK/ˈɑːk.tɪk/
connected with the very cold area around the North Pole; informally, extremely cold
In context
Polar bears are losing their homes as Arctic ice melts.
The air conditioning in the cinema was set to arctic temperatures.
An arctic wind blew across the north of Europe this week.
Words that go with arctic
adjective + noun
- Arctic iceScientists measure how fast Arctic ice is disappearing.
- Arctic CircleIn summer, the sun never sets north of the Arctic Circle.
- arctic conditionsThe climbers trained for arctic conditions in Iceland.
- Arctic OceanThe Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean in the world.
- arctic temperaturesThe office feels like it has arctic temperatures in summer.