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lead Pronounced 'led' it means the weight used in sounding with a leadline. Pronounced 'leed' it means a narrow channel, especially through drift ice. In ice navigation several categories of lead are distinguished to facilitate more explicit communications. These are discussed in ART-28 on ice. Various terms related to ice can be found under or from ice.

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