freeze-up

Meaning

  1. The blocking of pipes due to freezing.
  2. A period of extremely cold, freezing weather.
  3. The start of the time when surface waters are frozen over.

Synonyms

icejam

ice clogging

ice-bar

ice freeze-up

Translations

πάγωμα

Etymology

Deverbal from freeze up.

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