Ice-dammed

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Obstructed or held back by ice. not-comparable

    "I will merely say that only one of two conclusions seems open to us; either the terraces and water-marks are old sea-margins, or else they are the margins of huge ice-dammed lakes."

Example

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"I will merely say that only one of two conclusions seems open to us; either the terraces and water-marks are old sea-margins, or else they are the margins of huge ice-dammed lakes."

Etymology

From ice dam + -ed.

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