frost heave
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of frost heave
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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For instance, if you live in a cold climate, you might find that the pier is required to extend below the frost line of the house so that a frost heave doesn't occur.
From US News ● Jun. 30, 2014
For those who don't speak deck, a pier is a component that supports a deck, and a frost heave happens when ice causes your soil to swell during freezing conditions.
From US News ● Jun. 30, 2014
In the evening of the following day Miyax hastily put on her clothes and crawled up the frost heave.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
The umbrella of fog had lifted and Miyax ran up the side of her frost heave to see how her family was.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
It blotted out the horizon, the far dips and heaves, the grasses, the pond, and finally her own frost heave.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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