Meanings
plural ice shoves
- countableuncountablegeographyA phenomenon which occurs at the interface of land and water, when partially frozen-over bodies of water with broken ice encounter a constant wind that blows onto shore, blowing the pieces of ice onto shore, which pile up and drive further inland, potentially crushing shoreside buildings or pushing them off their foundations.
Synonyms: ice tsunami
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA phenomenon which occurs at the interface of land and water, when partially frozen-over bodies of water with broken ice encounter a constant wind that blows onto shore, blowing the pieces of ice onto shore, which pile up and drive further inland, potentially crushing shoreside buildings or pushing them off their foundations.
Origin
From ice + shove, in reference to ice being shoved onto shore, and shoving items on shore further inland.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 冰壅
- 冰壅 (bīngyōng)Translations
Dutch kruiend ijs
- kruiend ijsTranslations
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ice shove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice%20shove
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