ice jam
Americannoun
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an obstruction of broken river ice in a narrow part of a channel.
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a mass of lake or sea ice broken and piled up against the shore by wind pressure.
Etymology
Origin of ice jam
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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The ice jam on the Buckland River is about a quarter-mile below the community.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2021
In Newaygo County, Mich., where a 21-mile ice jam on the Muskegon River had flooded yards and closed a bridge, the warm-up was welcome.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2019
Watch drone footage of the Susquehanna River ice jam:
From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2018
In fact, the NWS office received just a few reports of minor flooding, not connected to the ice jam at Au Sable Forks.
From The Verge • Jan. 12, 2018
This latest ice jam of 1908-09, was according to past records, and the traditions of the oldest inhabitants, the worst that had ever been experienced.
From A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River by Cumberland, Barlow
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