black ice

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black ice (uncountable)

  1. An invisible film of ice over dark surfaces, such as pavement or water, that makes them dangerously slippery.
    • 1965 December 25, “Oregon Bus Crash Kills 12, Hurts 27”, page 30:
      He said the bus struck a patch of black ice, or freshly formed ice as yet invisible on the road surface, just after he had passed a trailer truck.

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