ice needles

plural noun

, Meteorology.

1. ice crystals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ice needles¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

To-night it was darned across with ice needles, and the silver 'cat-ice' round the edge crackled under Cuni's paws.

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While she was still thinking, the first ice-needles of the blizzard came peppering the windows.

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The moisture of the air forms long ice needles on the inside of the roof.

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It was as if ice needles pricked his skin through his beautiful thick fur, but he never faltered and never once cried.

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And the February chill of the river cut into him like a million ice-needles.

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