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freezing rain
noun
- rain that falls as a liquid but freezes into glaze upon contact with the ground.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of freezing rain1
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Example Sentences
Many people do not understand the difference between sleet and freezing rain.
If a pure freezing rain storm were to hit the northern tier of this country, it would have the same effect as it does in Atlanta.
Freezing rain, on the other hand, is a whole different ballgame.
Freezing rain fills potholes and snow drifts in through windows empty of glass.
Every muscle and sinew in me was wracked, while I stood in a driving wind and freezing rain.
His garments were frozen stiff, and altogether he resembled a bronze statue of Franklin after a freezing rain storm.
By this time, it was dark, with a freezing rain covering everything with ice.
I was lashed by a freezing rain, my numb hands were cut and bleeding, and there were ten weary miles still ahead.
If a substantial layer of ice is expected to accumulate from the freezing rain, an ice storm is forecast.
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