English Explanatory Dictionary

jave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wave of water and ice released downstream when a fluvial ice jam breaks up catastrophically.

Pronunciation

jāv /ˈd͡ʒeɪv/

Word forms

jave javes

Etymology

Contraction of ice-jam + release + wave. Coined by geoscientists Martin Jasek & Spyros Beltaos in 2008.

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