"ice dam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ice dams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ice dam (plural ice dams)
  1. (rivers, glaciers) an obstruction to the flow of a river caused by the flow of a glacier across its course
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  2. (rivers) an obstruction to the flow of a river caused by the concatenation of surface ice into a ridge that rises above and sinks below the surface causing a blockage, occurring frequently during spring breakup season Categories (topical): Spring
    Sense id: en-ice_dam-en-noun-mON7ueB0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 32 23 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 28 26 27 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 26 25 29
  3. (roofing) a mass of ice formed at the transition from a warm to a cold roof surface, frequently formed by refreezing meltwater at the overhang of a steep roof, causing ice and water to back up under roofing materials. Categories (topical): Roofing, Winter
    Sense id: en-ice_dam-en-noun-vmpRgJIx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 32 23 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 28 26 27 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 26 25 29 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, roofing
  4. (roofing) Ellipsis of ice dam membrane. A plastic protection membrane applied to rooves to prevent ice buildup from backing water through roof sheeting Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: ice dam membrane (extra: A plastic protection membrane applied to rooves to prevent ice buildup from backing water through roof sheeting) Categories (topical): Roofing Synonyms: ice and water shield
    Sense id: en-ice_dam-en-noun-5kpCctB1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 32 23 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 28 26 27 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 26 25 29 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, roofing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): presa de hielo [feminine] (Spanish), barrera de hielo [feminine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 16 36 16 32

Inflected forms

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