ice jam

ice jam
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Скопление битого речного или морского льда, застрявшего в узком канале.

English-Russian meteorological dictionary. 2014.

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  • ice jam — 1. an obstruction of broken river ice in a narrow part of a channel. 2. a mass of lake or sea ice broken and piled up against the shore by wind pressure. [1840 50] * * * ice jam, 1. a) a mass of broken ice obstructing a river: »A cofferdam… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ice jam — 1. an obstruction of broken river ice in a narrow part of a channel. 2. a mass of lake or sea ice broken and piled up against the shore by wind pressure. [1840 50] * * * …   Universalium

  • Ice blasting — is the use of explosives to break up ice in rivers, greatly aiding navigation systems. This is done during the spring when snow is melting and river ice is breaking up. There is always a chance that the ice flows could collide creating an ice jam …   Wikipedia

  • ice in lakes and rivers — Introduction       a sheet or stretch of ice forming on the surface of lakes and rivers when the temperature drops below freezing (0° C [32° F]). The nature of the ice formations may be as simple as a floating layer that gradually thickens, or it …   Universalium

  • Ice dam — An ice dam (or ice jam) occurs when water builds up behind a blockage of ice. Ice dams can occur in various ways.Caused by a glacierSometimes a glacier flows down a valley to a confluence where the other branch carries an unfrozen river. The… …   Wikipedia

  • jam — 01. He [jammed] his foot on the brake just in time. 02. The drawer is [jammed], and I can t get it open. 03. Chris and a few of his musician friends came by to [jam] with me on the weekend. 04. Can you help me out? I m in a bit of a [jam]. 05. My …   Grammatical examples in English

  • Ice-T — Ice T …   Википедия

  • Ice-T — Surnom Ice T Nom Tracy Lauren Marrow Naissance 16 février 1958 (1958 02 16) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ice-t — Tracy Lauren Marrow alias Ice T est un rappeur (pionnier du Gangsta Rap) et un acteur américain né le 16 février 1958 à Newark (New Jersey, É. U.). Sommaire 1 Biographie 1.1 Histoire 1.2 Ca …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ice T — Tracy Lauren Marrow alias Ice T est un rappeur (pionnier du Gangsta Rap) et un acteur américain né le 16 février 1958 à Newark (New Jersey, É. U.). Sommaire 1 Biographie 1.1 Histoire 1.2 Ca …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Jam — Jam, n. [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice, jelly, j[=a]mid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.] A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; also called {jelly}; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam. [1913 Webster] {Jam nut}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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