Ice-dammed
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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
More examples"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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