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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A storm in which snow or rain freezes on contact, forming a coat of ice on the surfaces it touches.

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  • noun A storm in which rain freezes on contact with the ground to form a sheet of ice.

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  • noun a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice

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