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embacle

[ em-bah-kuhl, -bak-uhl ]

noun

  1. an accumulation of broken ice in a river. Compare debacle ( def 2 ).

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Origin of embacle1

< French, equivalent to em- em- 1 + ( dé ) bâcle debacle

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