congelation

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The water at our anchorage being fresh at half-tide, was, no doubt, in favour of this rapid congelation.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert

No doubt they had tried to swim across at the moment of congelation, and had been unable to disengage themselves.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

This maximum reading is the true point of congelation.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

But the thermometer kept for several days between six and eight degrees below zero, and I was very happy in seeing the lethargic sleep continue, without having to fear congelation of the tissues.

From The Man With The Broken Ear by Holt, Henry

The Massachusetts historian Mather quaintly observes, “The difficulty of the cold season so discouraged our men that after some few shot the enterprize found itself under too much congelation to proceed any further.”

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)