pressure ridge

noun

a ridge produced on floating ice by buckling or crushing under lateral pressure of wind or ice.

Geology. a ridge produced on a congealing lava flow by pressure from the still-liquid interior.

Origin of pressure ridge

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby pressure ridge

pressure hull, pressure ice, pressure paralysis, pressure point, pressure reversal, pressure ridge, pressure sense, pressure sore, pressure suit, pressure-treated, pressure-tube anemometer

Example sentences from the Web for pressure ridge

I should not like to have that pressure-ridge come in right under the nose of the Fram, as it might soon do some damage.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen
The pressure-ridge was an ugly sight, they say, but they could distinguish nothing well in the dark.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen
It was constructed on the pressure-ridge where the boats and part of the stores from the great hummock had been placed.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen
We first hollowed out a cavity of sufficient size in the pressure-ridge, and then roofed it over with blocks of ice and snow.
Farthest North|Fridtjof Nansen

A movement began in the pack, and a pressure-ridge started directly for the ship.
The Romance of Polar Exploration|G. Firth Scott

单词	pressure ridge
释义	pressure ridge noun a ridge produced on floating ice by buckling or crushing under lateral pressure of wind or ice. Geology. a ridge produced on a congealing lava flow by pressure from the still-liquid interior. Origin of pressure ridge First recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby pressure ridge pressure hull, pressure ice, pressure paralysis, pressure point, pressure reversal, pressure ridge, pressure sense, pressure sore, pressure suit, pressure-treated, pressure-tube anemometer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pressure ridge I should not like to have that pressure-ridge come in right under the nose of the Fram, as it might soon do some damage. Farthest North\|Fridtjof Nansen The pressure-ridge was an ugly sight, they say, but they could distinguish nothing well in the dark. Farthest North\|Fridtjof Nansen It was constructed on the pressure-ridge where the boats and part of the stores from the great hummock had been placed. Farthest North\|Fridtjof Nansen We first hollowed out a cavity of sufficient size in the pressure-ridge, and then roofed it over with blocks of ice and snow. Farthest North\|Fridtjof Nansen A movement began in the pack, and a pressure-ridge started directly for the ship. The Romance of Polar Exploration\|G. Firth Scott
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