ice-jack

verb

To freeze underneath an element or between two elements and jacking up the overlaying element, thereby separating it from its underlayment

“The support pylon for the ski gondola collapsed because of ice-jacking.”

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Meanings

verbice-jack (third-person singular simple present ice-jacks, present participle ice-jacking, simple past and past participle ice-jacked)

present singular third person ice-jacks · participle present ice-jacking · participle past ice-jacked · past ice-jacked · alternative icejack · alternative ice jack

  1. To freeze underneath an element or between two elements and jacking up the overlaying element, thereby separating it from its underlayment

    The support pylon for the ski gondola collapsed because of ice-jacking.

Origin

From ice + jack.

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APA

ice-jack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice-jack

MLA

“ice-jack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice-jack. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ice-jack,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ice-jack.

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