ice storm

ice storm

n. A storm in which snow or rain freezes on contact, forming a coat of ice on the surfaces it touches.

ice storm

n (Physical Geography) chiefly US a storm of freezing rain that deposits a glaze of ice on the ground

ice′ storm`

n. a storm of freezing rain. [1875–80]

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Noun

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ice storm - a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with icesilver stormstorm, violent storm - a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning