black diamond

noun

1
: dense black hematite
2
black diamonds plural : coal sense 3a
3

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Included: a stage that was placed against a double black diamond hugged with moguls, an advanced request for skiers that led to comical TikToks but serious concerns for ski patrol. Teaghan Skulszki, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025 Made in Italy and in the USA, Wyld Box Jewelry comes in 18-karat gold collections as well as in a sleek new sterling silver and black diamond range. Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 Number of slopes: 20 (6 green, 10 blue, four black diamonds). Laura Barrero, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025 Beginner level skiers and snowboarders won’t have trouble finding easy, meandering greens, but Sugar Mountain’s double black diamond slope (Whoopdeedoo) is sure to attract advanced groups. Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for black diamond

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 3

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The first known use of black diamond was in 1763

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“Black diamond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20diamond. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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