ice storm

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noun

a storm of freezing rain and widespread glaze formation.

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Origin of ice storm

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby ice storm

ice sheet, ice shelf, ice show, ice skate, ice station, ice storm, ice tongs, ice tongue, ice-up, ice water, ice wine

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How to use ice storm in a sentence

That’s what she said, but Texas this year had freak snow and ice storms that left much of the state frozen without power for weeks, including Danielle’s house, so I think she did need the sweater but decided that I needed it more.
Herd immunity is love|Monica Hesse|June 17, 2021|Washington Post
That was especially welcome news in Virginia, where utility crews continued working to restore service knocked out by a fierce ice storm last weekend.
Icy storm glazes region, making roads a mess|Fredrick Kunkle|February 19, 2021|Washington Post
There may be snow lovers galore, but no one ever roots for an ice storm.
Ice storms: Inside wintertime’s dreaded, frozen mess|Jeffrey Halverson|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
It’s only a matter of time before another ice storm wallops our region, and let’s all hope it will be on the mild end of the spectrum … because the ice is never nice!
Ice storms: Inside wintertime’s dreaded, frozen mess|Jeffrey Halverson|December 2, 2020|Washington Post

This is the hallmark of our really bad, crippling ice storms.
Ice storms: Inside wintertime’s dreaded, frozen mess|Jeffrey Halverson|December 2, 2020|Washington Post
The best way to prepare for an ice storm is to consider what emergency heat you have in case the electricity goes out.
How to Survive a Southern Ice Storm|Nicholas Isabella|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Atlanta was caught cold by a freak ice storm last month, now the authorities are struggling to deal with another one.
How to Survive a Southern Ice Storm|Nicholas Isabella|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
Has no one told you what happened last March—on the day of the ice storm?
The Quickening|Francis Lynde
A deposit of glaze on an extensive scale constitutes an ice storm.
Meteorology|Charles Fitzhugh Talman
At Christmas an ice storm came, and after that the cold was bitter indeed.
Birds Illustrated by Colour Photography, Vol II. No. 4, October, 1897|Various
I looked out the window and we had a six-inch ice storm and the oaks were stripped.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association

British Dictionary definitions for ice storm

ice storm

noun

mainly US a storm of freezing rain that deposits a glaze of ice on the ground

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