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freeze-up
Pronunciation: (frēz'up"), [key]—
n. Informal.
1. a freezing over of a body of water in an area.
2. a period of below-freezing temperatures.
3. the condition of being immobilized or inoperative through freezing:
car engine freeze-up in winter. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.