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单词 frost heave
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frost heave


noun Geology.

an uplift in soil caused by the freezing of internal moisture.

Origin of frost heave

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby frost heave

frostfish, frostflower, frost flowers, frost-free, frost grape, frost heave, frost hollow, frosting, frosting on the cake, Frost-Lang operation, frostline
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British Dictionary definitions for frost heave

frost heave

noun

the upthrust and cracking of a ground surface through the freezing and expansion of water underneathAlso called: frost heaving
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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