ice jam

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.

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First recorded in 1840–50

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. Laut
We have been inundated by the river in consequence of what is called here an ice-jam.
Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure.|John S. Springer
With his mother he was trapped on a floe when the ice-jam broke.
Brave Deeds of Union Soldiers|Samuel Scoville
She had stayed on the beach making sketches of the ice-jam on the lake front.
The Cruise of the O Moo|Roy J. Snell