iceblink

[ ahys-blingk ]

noun

1. a yellowish luminosity near the horizon or on the underside of a cloud, caused by the reflection of light from sea ice.

iceblink

/ ˈaɪsˌblɪŋk /

noun

1. Also calledblink a yellowish-white reflected glare in the sky over an ice field
2. a coastal ice cliff

Word History and Origins

Origin of iceblink¹

1765–75; ice + blink; compare Dutch ijsblink

Example Sentences

Iceblink, a white glare on the underside of the clouds, indicated pack ice ahead.

From Literature

If he lifted his head about eighteen inches he could see the light so that the stratum of mist, or iceblink, appeared to be about eighteen inches in thickness.

From Project Gutenberg

There was a faint and invisible mist above the ice—the iceblink—which at a long distance concealed the lantern.

From Project Gutenberg

The thermometer was at 27°#176; on the night of the 22nd, with ice in the boat; and in the afternoon we saw an iceblink, a beautiful effulgence or reflection of light over the floating ice, to the extent of forty or fifty miles.

From Project Gutenberg

The whole of the 14th was occupied in an unsuccessful attempt to find an opening in the ice to the westward, which remained perfectly close and compact, with a bright iceblink over it.

From Project Gutenberg