frost heaving

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Noun frost heaving has 1 sense

frost heave, frost heaving - upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil
--₁ is a kind of geological phenomenon

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Frost Heaving

Noun:

1. The process by which soil or rocks are pushed upwards due to the expansion of water as it transforms into ice during freezing temperatures.

Example Sentence:

The winter frost heaving caused the sidewalks to crack and the roads to buckle.

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