breakup of ice

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• breakup — /brayk up /, n. 1. disintegration; disruption; dispersal. 2. the ending of a personal, esp. a romantic, relationship. 3. (in Alaska and Canada) a. the melting and loosening of ice in rivers and harbors during the early spring. b. the first day on …   Universalium

• breakup — noun Date: 1794 1. an act or instance of breaking up 2. the breaking, melting, and loosening of ice in the spring …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• breakup — the movement or disintegration of ice in spring …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• breakup — Alaska slang The process by which all snow and ice finally melts away but all at once. Real sloppy for about 2 3 weeks. For Alaskans, it means the end of winter and the beginning of tourist season …   English dialects glossary

• breakup — break•up [[t]ˈbreɪkˌʌp[/t]] n. 1) disintegration; disruption; dispersal 2) the ending of a personal, esp. a romantic, relationship 3) mer gel the melting and loosening of ice in rivers and harbors during the early spring 4) cvb inf an instance of …   From formal English to slang

• Ayles Ice Shelf — The Ayles Ice Shelf was one of six major ice shelves in Canada, all located on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. The ice shelf broke off from the coast on August 13, 2005, forming a giant ice island m to… …   Wikipedia