subzero
adjective
sub·ze·ro
ˌsəb-ˈzē-(ˌ)rō 
-ˈzir-(ˌ)ō
variants
or sub-zero
1
: registering less than zero on some scale (especially the Fahrenheit scale)
subzero temperatures
2
: characterized by or suitable for subzero temperatures
subzero winters
sub-zero snow boots
Here the altitude was almost a mile and a half above sea level and there was already hard frost in the mornings. With the first storm, the mornings would be subzero.—
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The weather in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday night — clear skies and 69 degrees — was entirely different from the frigid, subzero conditions in Kansas City a week earlier, but the result was the same, another win for Inter Miami against Sporting KC in Round 1 of the Concacaf Champions Cup.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
After an earthquake in Tibet, rescuers worked in subzero conditions to find survivors.
—The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The combination allows for quick-trigger photography without constantly removing gloves in subzero temperatures and helps negate the danger of an iPhone being found at the bottom of the sea, centuries from now.
—Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
By The Numbers By Anna Skinner Senior Writer, General Assignment
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At least four dogs have died in the Indianapolis area after being left outside in subzero temperatures.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
After an earthquake in Tibet, rescuers worked in subzero conditions to find survivors.
—The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The combination allows for quick-trigger photography without constantly removing gloves in subzero temperatures and helps negate the danger of an iPhone being found at the bottom of the sea, centuries from now.
—Ryan Craggs, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2025
By The Numbers By Anna Skinner Senior Writer, General Assignment
0
At least four dogs have died in the Indianapolis area after being left outside in subzero temperatures.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subzero
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“Subzero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subzero. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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