ice shove
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Etymology
From ice + shove, in reference to ice being shoved onto shore, and shoving items on shore further inland.
Noun
ice shove (countable and uncountable, plural ice shoves)
- (geography) A phenomenon which occurs at the interface of land and water, when partially frozen-over bodies of water with broken ice encounter a constant wind that blows onto shore, blowing the pieces of ice onto shore, which pile up and drive further inland, potentially crushing shoreside buildings or pushing them off their foundations.
- Synonym: ice tsunami
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