ice shoves

A form of ice shove — A 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ice shove
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