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glare ice
noun
- ice having a smooth, glassy surface that reflects sunlight.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of glare ice1
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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Example Sentences
These Muck boots kept us surefooted even on glare ice, and the waterproof rubber upper kept our feet dry in six inches of road slush.
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Clever old Mulcie had installed freezing plants here and there to surface the road with glare ice.
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On the smooth glare ice the pads of the feet would sometimes wear so thin that they bled a good deal.
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The team, striking a stretch of glare-ice, was blown straight across it to pile up in a heap on the other side.
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He could go down over those sloping rocks to the glare ice of the river.
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He could see the parting in her hair twenty feet down, and all was glare ice between.
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