Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Obstructed or blocked by ice: Describes something, typically a waterway or channel, that has become impeded or congested by the accumulation of ice.

Usage

• The term is used to describe a physical obstruction caused by ice. It is most commonly applied to rivers, streams, canals, or pipes.
• It functions as an adjective and is typically placed before a noun (e.g., ice-clogged river) or after a linking verb (e.g., The channel was ice-clogged).

Examples

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Use: Can be used metaphorically or descriptively to emphasize severe cold and stagnation, though this is less common.
  • The ice-clogged landscape seemed utterly still and silent.

Variants and Related Words

• Clogged (Adjective): Blocked or obstructed.
• Icebound (Adjective): Surrounded or covered by ice; locked in by ice. (This is a close synonym but implies being trapped or immobilized by ice, not just obstructed).
• Ice-jam (Noun): A blockage of ice in a river.

Synonyms

• Ice-blocked
• Ice-obstructed
• Choked with ice

Antonyms

• Clear
• Free-flowing
• Navigable

Adjective

1. obstructed by ice
   • ice-clogged rivers