See also: rafted ice raft ((v.)) (def. 3)
- 1883  (1889)  When they are in danger from "rafting" ice, or fragments of floes . . . the self-sacrificing affection of the mothers leads them to brave all dangers. . . .
- 1966  Each year . . . seals congregate on the rafting ice pressing in around the shores of Canada's Magdalen Islands. . . .