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black ice

noun

: a thin layer of ice on a paved road that is very difficult to see

Full Definition of BLACK ICE

:  a nearly transparent film of ice on a dark surface (as a paved road or a body of water) that is difficult to see
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First Known Use of BLACK ICE

1961

Rhymes with BLACK ICE

advice, allspice, Brandeis, bride-price, brown rice, concise, cut ice, cut-price, deice, device, dry ice, entice, excise, fried rice, list price, make nice, no dice, off-price, on ice, pack ice, precise, shelf ice, strike price, white rice, wild rice

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