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jave

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • jāv
  • /ˈd͡ʒeɪv/
  • rhymes with -eɪv

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noun

Meaning 1

A wave of water and ice released downstream when a fluvial ice jam breaks up catastrophically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, hydrology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

Contraction of ice-jam + release + wave. Coined by geoscientists Martin Jasek & Spyros Beltaos in 2008.