black ice

noun

: a nearly transparent film of ice on a dark surface (such as a paved road or a body of water) that is difficult to see

Examples of black ice in a Sentence

Drivers should beware of black ice.
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Humans require approximately 10cm or four inches of black ice to stand on the surface safely. Devika Rao, theweek, 8 Oct. 2024 Listen to this article A day after multiple streets were flooded and hundreds of flights were delayed as 3.66 inches of rain fell on New York City freezing conditions created black ice hazards Sunday. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2024 At least one car crash, on the Belt Parkway in Queens, was blamed on black ice. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2024 What happens far less frequently is the confluence of several days of a snowless and largely windless freeze that results in the smooth, black ice that’s perfect for wild skating—skimming across naturally frozen, unmaintained bodies of water. Cinnamon Janzer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for black ice 

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of black ice was in 1961

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“Black ice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20ice. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

black ice

noun
: a thin film of ice (as on a road) that is difficult to see
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