ice storm
a storm of freezing rain and widespread glaze formation.
Origin of ice storm
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How to use ice storm in a sentence
Among other things, the ice storms have become increasingly “monstrous.”
Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed | Terry Greene Sterling | April 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe truth is, even in the northeast, many cities have not experienced ice storms of this magnitude.
The branches are very brittle, and ice storms sometimes break off so many branches that the tree may be badly injured.
Trees of Indiana | Charles Clemon DeamA score of years ago the advent of such a horde would have meant more disaster than the winter's ice storms could have wrought.
Old Plymouth Trails | Winthrop PackardThen there is the damage from gales, ice-storms, and falling timber.
Walter and the Wireless | Sara Ware Bassett
British Dictionary definitions for ice storm
mainly US a storm of freezing rain that deposits a glaze of ice on the ground
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