Freeze-up

"Freeze-up" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Patterns of freeze-up and breakup influence the distribution and number of seals, the polar bear's main prey.

The heaters, the S.R. now says, will "help tremendously" if there is severe snow and ice—a welcome change of tune from last winter, when the Region was countering criticism of its operation during the January freeze-up with a bland defence of existing precautions [...].

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