freeze-up
noun
plural -s
1
: a freezing over of a body of water especially when marking the onset of winter
goes on duty in April, just before the swans arrive, and stays with them until they leave at freeze-up—
Lyn Harrington
Lyn Harrington2
: a period during which the bodies of water in an area are frozen over
the freeze-up lasted six weeks last year
before the freeze-up sets in—V. E. Fuchs
V. E. Fuchsall their food for seven months had to be taken to camp before the winter freeze-up—Bill Wolf
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“Freeze-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeze-up. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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