Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fall of ice, or of sleet turning to ice, or of hailstones and larger agglomerated masses of ice; a storm in which falling rain freezes upon the objects which it touches.
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Examples
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Really, they were shooting and killing townsfolk who had already been victimized by ice-storm blackouts and so on?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama Accused of Attempted Murder? 2010
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The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings from eastern Texas to North Carolina, with ice-storm warnings for Mississippi and Alabama.
Southern States Brace for Disruptive Storm Timothy W. Martin 2011
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Last year in the Northeast we had a terrible ice-storm.
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Really, they were shooting and killing townsfolk who had already been victimized by ice-storm blackouts and so on?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama Accused of Attempted Murder? 2010
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An ice storm isn't the same kind of stressor that people encounter in everyday life, and the women in the ice-storm study don't necessarily represent all women.
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I remember standing out on one of the springwalks, and it was between the bells so it was late, and I was staring out into the ice-storm veils, watching them sweep and rush into dark vortices then uncoil again.
Orphaned Worlds, 1st Draft, 2nd Excerpt « INTERSTELLAR TACTICS 2009
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Just as Tony Bliar [sic] was announcing on his blog that ‘global warming is getting worse,’ just as Al Gore was testifying before the Senate -- during an ice-storm -- that we face a ‘climate crisis,’ global temperatures plummeted still more.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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I bought a genererator about 4 years ago, after an ice-storm left us without power for 4 days.
We're Buying a Generator Bill Crider 2009
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Just as Tony Bliar [sic] was announcing on his blog that ‘global warming is getting worse,’ just as Al Gore was testifying before the Senate -- during an ice-storm -- that we face a ‘climate crisis,’ global temperatures plummeted still more.
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Just as Tony Bliar [sic] was announcing on his blog that ‘global warming is getting worse,’ just as Al Gore was testifying before the Senate -- during an ice-storm -- that we face a ‘climate crisis,’ global temperatures plummeted still more.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
bilby commented on the word ice-storm
The glorious aftermath of an ice-storm, Geneva style.
June 27, 2008
reesetee commented on the word ice-storm
I do love that photo, but I sure wouldn't want to be one of the vehicle owners.
June 27, 2008
dontcry commented on the word ice-storm
Good grief!
June 28, 2008
bilby commented on the word ice-storm
Prototype for the new Chevrolet Woolly Mammoth.
June 28, 2008
reesetee commented on the word ice-storm
Heehee! That must go on my SUV list, bilby. :-)
June 28, 2008