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embacle

American  
[em-bah-kuhl, -bak-uhl] / ɛmˈbɑ kəl, -ˈbæk əl /

noun

  1. an accumulation of broken ice in a river.

Etymology

Origin of embacle

< French, equivalent to em- em- 1 + ( dé ) bâcle debacle

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