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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A section of ground or pavement that has been pushed up by the freezing of water in the soil.
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- noun A
raising of the level of theground due to thefreezing ofmoist soil
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- noun upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil
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