Definition of arctics:
(adj) :
(geography) Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape.
(adj) :
Extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic.
(n) :
A continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole.
(adj) :
Designed for use in very cold conditions.
(n) :
Any of various butterflies of the genus Oeneis.
(adj) :
(astronomy, now only in compounds) Pertaining to the celestial north pole, or to the pole star.