# jave

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒeɪv/

## Definitions
1. A wave of water and ice released downstream when a fluvial ice jam breaks up catastrophically.

## Etymology
Contraction of ice-jam + release + wave. Coined by geoscientists Martin Jasek & Spyros Beltaos in 2008.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jave