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Definition of Ice up
1. Verb. Become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window. "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane"
Definition of Ice up
1. Verb. (intransitive) To become clogged with ice, usually of a mechanical device. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ice Up
Literary usage of Ice up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1901)
"A strong cold surface current appears to set out from Ross sea in a north-westerly
direction, driving the ice up northwards, between Kerguelen island and ..."
2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1902)
"The plaintiff undertook to ice the car by stationing himself on top of the car
and pulling the ice up by hand with the aid of ropes and hooks. ..."
3. Discussions on Climate and Cosmology by James Croll (1886)
"The sides of the valley prevent the glacier from widening; and as gravitation
opposes the motion of the ice up, and favours its motion down the valley, ..."
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