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Meanings of black ice in English

Russian
гололедица
Portuguese
chuva congelada
Spanish
hielo negro
Catalan
gel negre
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Thin coating of glazed ice on a surface.

        Related terms
        гололедица
        Synonyms
        Examples for "clear ice"
        Examples for "clear ice"
        1
        A lump of clear ice coasted past, as broad as his hand.
        The Reality Dysfunction
        2
        That could hinder efforts to clear ice-covered roads across the region.
        Reuters
        3
        The clear ice looked to be quite thick; perhaps the length of her arm.
        Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
        4
        Frontwards or backwards, the ship can clear ice that's up to three feet deep.
        Wired
        5
        Every stream of water shrank into itself in firm clear ice and grew silent.
        The Thirsty Sword: A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland (12...
        Usage of black ice in English
        1
        They have issued warnings of black ice in Canterbury, Southland and Otago.
        Radio NZ
        2
        The sword shimmered like a shard of black ice in his hand.
        Shadow's son
        3
        I walked over to the tower and frowned at the black ice.
        Proven guilty
        4
        What I saw froze the blood in my veins to black ice.
        Patient Zero
        5
        His voice was as hard as black ice and as cold.
        The Seventh Noon
        6
        A severe weather warning has been issued of black ice on untreated roads.
        The Irish Times
        7
        He urged motorists to drive to the conditions when black ice was about.
        Radio NZ
        8
        An alert for black ice is also in place between Palmerston and Dunedin.
        Radio NZ
        9
        Somewhere there was a castle, a monstrous fortress of black ice.
        Bloodfever
        10
        Charity lay perfectly still beside her, sprawled on the black ice.
        Proven guilty
        11
        Above and around her, a tower of leaves gleamed slick as black ice.
        Bones Never Lie
        12
        An enormous sword, also of that same black ice, lay shattered beneath it.
        Proven guilty
        13
        There was a section of black ice ahead of me.
        A Gift from Bob
        14
        The car slipped on black ice, spun, flipped the car into a crackling bush.
        The Tracey Fragments
        15
        The next day they are coated with black ice and walls of frozen slush.
        Anthill: a novel
        16
        If the car hits black ice, it's in charge of staying on the road.
        Wired
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        Translations for black ice
        Portuguese
        chuva congelada
        Black ice through the time
        Black ice across language varieties
        New Zealand
        Common
        Ireland
        Less common
        United States of America
        Less common
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