Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having flow restricted by ice; -- of rivers or conduits.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective obstructed by ice
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Examples
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We think this is a possible mechanism for gases from below the surface to emerge when ice-clogged pores open in late spring and early summer.
First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011
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We think this is a possible mechanism for gases from below the surface to emerge when ice-clogged pores open in late spring and early summer.
First Contact Marc Kaufman 2011
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It presents challenges not faced in the Gulf, including frigid temperatures and ice-clogged seas.
Trip Van Noppen: Arctic Faces Offshore Oil Danger in July 2010
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It presents challenges not faced in the Gulf, including frigid temperatures and ice-clogged seas.
Trip Van Noppen: Arctic Faces Offshore Oil Danger in July 2010
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On Christmas night, 1776, General George Washington crossed an ice-clogged Delaware River to take the fight to the British and thus reinvigorated a flagging war for independence.
Jim Thomas: Isn't There Anyone Who Knows What the Christmas Legal Holiday is All About? 2009
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The city was heavily criticized for not clearing snow- and ice-clogged side streets, leaving numerous residents — mostly seniors — stranded for weeks.
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The city was heavily criticized for not clearing snow- and ice-clogged side streets, leaving numerous residents — mostly seniors — stranded for weeks.
The Blackest Pot Ever Made Calling The Kettle Black « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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Although lanes of water open in the summer along the mainland, many of the channels in the Canadian archipelago remain ice-clogged year-round.
Arctic Ocean 2008
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To work in cold temperatures and rough, ice-clogged seas, these rigs -- even many that operate just outside the Arctic Circle in the North Sea -- would need an overhaul to their hulls, heating systems and engines, among other changes.
Northern Exposure 2008
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After just a few days in the ice-clogged waters along the northern coast, reached more than a year and a half after their departure from Fort Resolution, the flimsy vessels had started to come apart.
The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007
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