"ice dam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ice dams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ice dam (plural ice dams)
  1. (hydrology, glaciology) An obstruction to the flow of a river caused by the flow of a glacier across its course. Categories (topical): Hydrology
    Sense id: en-ice_dam-en-noun-he7Gg4Fd Topics: geography, glaciology, hydrology, natural-sciences
  2. (hydrology) 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): Hydrology, Spring
    Sense id: en-ice_dam-en-noun-FVGu7cP- Topics: geography, hydrology, natural-sciences
  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-B54J-qjl Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, roofing
  4. (roofing) Ellipsis of ice dam membrane. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: ice dam membrane Categories (topical): Roofing Derived forms: ice-dammed Translations (Translations): embâcle [masculine] (French), شِشر گانٛٹ (śiśr gānṭ) (Kashmiri), presa de hielo [feminine] (Spanish), barrera de hielo [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ice_dam-en-noun-L7YVa2mR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Kashmiri translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 24 16 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 23 22 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 24 14 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 25 12 53 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 26 20 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Kashmiri translations: 11 26 16 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 26 14 50 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, roofing Disambiguation of 'Translations': 10 24 13 54

Inflected forms

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