Black ice

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Term: Black ice
Definition: (1) Thin ice on a fresh or salt water body which appears dark in colour because of its transparency. (2) A mariner's term for a dreaded form of icing sometimes sufficiently heavy to capsize a small ship.
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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