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Definition of black diamond in English: black diamondnoun 1informal A lump of coal. Example sentencesExamples - The first black diamonds were mined on ‘Coal Hill,’ now Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh, in the late 1700s.
- When first black diamond lumps were found beneath the ancient Appalachian ground a scene that none expected to see became as common as common can be.
2A dark, opaque form of diamond. Also called carbonado Example sentencesExamples - Beautiful silver earrings hang from the points of her ears, encrusted by black diamonds and deep purple amethysts.
- Her eyes were like black diamonds, and just as cold.
- They are beginning to consider whether they should start a fashion for black wedding gowns, having very successfully set a fashion for black diamonds a few years ago.
- Her black dress, shining from some silver silk material with black diamonds sewn into the hems and lines, contrasted with her washed-pale skin.
- ‘He got her a black diamond with two gray diamonds on the side,’ says the source.
3North American usually as modifier A difficult ski slope. a steep, black-diamond run Example sentencesExamples - I'll have you skiing the black diamonds with ease at the end of the break.
- While I worry about getting on and off the chairlifts, however, my boyfriend, an experienced snowboarder, starts fantasising about soft, powdery snow, half-pipes and double black diamonds.
- Jerry went off a double black diamond and tumbled all the way down.
- Most Vermont resorts are best suited to intermediate skiers, although with 23 lifts and 145 runs - three of which are double black diamonds - there is more than enough variety to keep any skier busy for a week.
- You look at those tempting black diamonds, so colourfully named (Dog Face, Cascade, Paint Brush) and think, hey, they don't look so difficult.
Definition of black diamond in US English: black diamondnounblak ˈdī(ə)məndblæk ˈdaɪ(ə)mənd 1informal A lump of coal. Example sentencesExamples - When first black diamond lumps were found beneath the ancient Appalachian ground a scene that none expected to see became as common as common can be.
- The first black diamonds were mined on ‘Coal Hill,’ now Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh, in the late 1700s.
2 another term for carbonado Example sentencesExamples - Her eyes were like black diamonds, and just as cold.
- Beautiful silver earrings hang from the points of her ears, encrusted by black diamonds and deep purple amethysts.
- ‘He got her a black diamond with two gray diamonds on the side,’ says the source.
- They are beginning to consider whether they should start a fashion for black wedding gowns, having very successfully set a fashion for black diamonds a few years ago.
- Her black dress, shining from some silver silk material with black diamonds sewn into the hems and lines, contrasted with her washed-pale skin.
3North American usually as modifier A difficult ski slope. a steep, black diamond run Example sentencesExamples - You look at those tempting black diamonds, so colourfully named (Dog Face, Cascade, Paint Brush) and think, hey, they don't look so difficult.
- Most Vermont resorts are best suited to intermediate skiers, although with 23 lifts and 145 runs - three of which are double black diamonds - there is more than enough variety to keep any skier busy for a week.
- While I worry about getting on and off the chairlifts, however, my boyfriend, an experienced snowboarder, starts fantasising about soft, powdery snow, half-pipes and double black diamonds.
- I'll have you skiing the black diamonds with ease at the end of the break.
- Jerry went off a double black diamond and tumbled all the way down.
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