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pressure ridge [′presh·ər ‚rij]

(geology)

A seismic feature resulting from transverse pressure and shortening of the land surface.

An elongate upward movement of the congealing crust of a lava flow.

A ridge of glacier ice.

(oceanography)

A ridge or wall of hummocks where one ice floe has been pressed against another.

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