frost heave

noun

A raising of the level of the ground due to the freezing of moist soil

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Meanings

nounfrost heave (plural frost heaves)

plural frost heaves

  1. A raising of the level of the ground due to the freezing of moist soil

Synonyms & antonyms

nounupthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil

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frost heaving
Broader
geological phenomenon
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frost heaving

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Estonian külmakerge
  • külmakergeraising
Finnish routiminen
  • routiminenraising
German Frosthub
  • Frosthubraising
Swedish tjälknöl, tjälskott
  • tjälknölraising
  • tjälskottraising
Cite this entry
APA

frost heave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frost%20heave

MLA

“frost heave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frost%20heave. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frost heave,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frost%20heave.

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