ice jam
noun
an obstruction of broken river ice in a narrow part of a channel.
a mass of lake or sea ice broken and piled up against the shore by wind pressure.
Words nearby ice jam
ice foot, ice front, ice hockey, ice house, ice island, ice jam, ice lolly, ice machine, ice maiden, ice man, ice milk
Origin of ice jam
First recorded in 1840–50
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Examples from the Web for ice jam
She didn't catch the wind o' that, lad, till we were navigating our raft downstream agen the ice-jam.
Heralds of Empire|Agnes C. LautWe have been inundated by the river in consequence of what is called here an ice-jam.
With his mother he was trapped on a floe when the ice-jam broke.
Brave Deeds of Union Soldiers|Samuel ScovilleShe had stayed on the beach making sketches of the ice-jam on the lake front.
The Cruise of the O Moo|Roy J. Snell