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ice storm

noun

  1. a storm of freezing rain and widespread glaze formation.


ice storm

noun

  1. a storm of freezing rain that deposits a glaze of ice on the ground


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ice storm1

First recorded in 1875–80

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Example Sentences

The best way to prepare for an ice storm is to consider what emergency heat you have in case the electricity goes out.

Atlanta was caught cold by a freak ice storm last month, now the authorities are struggling to deal with another one.

On St. Patrick's Day in 1936 we had a very bad ice storm and the big trees in our front yard were hit hard.

Has no one told you what happened last March—on the day of the ice storm?

A deposit of glaze on an extensive scale constitutes an ice storm.

At Christmas an ice storm came, and after that the cold was bitter indeed.

I looked out the window and we had a six-inch ice storm and the oaks were stripped.

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