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Definition of glare ice in English: glare icenoun mass nounNorth American Smooth, glassy ice. Example sentencesExamples - There are enormous differences in surface to contend with, from deep soft snow to glare ice.
- Except for glare ice, there is rarely a snow condition that I won't try to ski.
- Fresh snow often merely masks glare ice and presents what appears to be a navigable surface when, in fact, you'd be better off on skis.
- Let a locked wheel slide off glare ice onto dry pavement, and you may be sideways faster than you can think about it.
- Despite the glare ice, we stopped with 500 feet of runway remaining; you gotta love reverse thrust!
Origin Mid 19th century: probably from obsolete glare 'frost'; perhaps related to glare. Definition of glare ice in US English: glare icenoun North American Smooth, glassy ice. Example sentencesExamples - There are enormous differences in surface to contend with, from deep soft snow to glare ice.
- Fresh snow often merely masks glare ice and presents what appears to be a navigable surface when, in fact, you'd be better off on skis.
- Despite the glare ice, we stopped with 500 feet of runway remaining; you gotta love reverse thrust!
- Let a locked wheel slide off glare ice onto dry pavement, and you may be sideways faster than you can think about it.
- Except for glare ice, there is rarely a snow condition that I won't try to ski.
Origin Mid 19th century: probably from obsolete glare ‘frost’; perhaps related to glare. |