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1. A waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
   - galosh, golosh, rubber [N. Amer], gumshoe [N. Amer]

1. Extremely cold
   "an arctic climate";
   - frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar

1. The regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centred on the North Pole
   - Arctic Zone, North Frigid Zone

1. Of or relating to the Arctic
   "the Arctic summer";
   - north-polar

Derived forms: arctics, Arctics

See also: cold, polar

Type of: Frigid Zone, overshoe, polar region, polar zone

Encyclopedia: Arctic, Antarctic & Alpine Research