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frost heave

n. A raising of the level of the ground due to the freezing of moist soil

WordNet
frost heave

n. upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil [syn: frost heaving]

Usage examples of "frost heave".

It was set on a wooden post that the weather was rotting and the frost heave was canting forward.