frost heave


nounGeology.
  1. an uplift in soil caused by the freezing of internal moisture.

Origin of frost heave

1
First recorded in 1945–50

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British Dictionary definitions for frost heave

frost heave

noun
  1. the upthrust and cracking of a ground surface through the freezing and expansion of water underneath: Also called: frost heaving

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