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.
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First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby ice jam
ice front, ice giant, ice hockey, icehouse, ice island, ice jam, icekhana, Icel., Iceland, Iceland agate, Iceland disease
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Example sentences 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