frost heave
Regional
- Meaning
- A winter road bump caused by freeze-thaw cycles.
- Type
- Regionalism
- Used in
- VermontSource: Vermont Public
- Also reported
- New EnglandSource: Vermont Public
What does “frost heave” mean
In Vermont, a frost heave is not abstract engineering language. It is the spring road bump that can swallow your suspension if you forget the back road has been lifted and broken by freeze-thaw weather.
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