noun
Meaning 1
The blocking of pipes due to freezing.
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Standard Lemma guide
freeze-up
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noun
Meaning 2
A period of extremely cold, freezing weather.
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noun
Meaning 3
The start of the time when surface waters are frozen over.
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Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences, seasons, time, weather
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History
Etymology
Deverbal from freeze up.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: gel — water freeze-up season
- Ojibwe: migiskāw — water freeze-up season