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Meaning of black ice | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A smooth, barely visible, and dangerously slippery film of ice, usually over a dark surface, such as rock or pavement.

uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski verglaš
Čeština náledí
Cymraeg glasrew plymen
Dansk islag
Ελληνικά μαύρος πάγος
Suomi musta jää
Français glace noire verglas
Gaeilge oighear dubh
Hrvatski verglaš
Հայերեն մերկասառույց
ქართული ლიპყინული
Қазақ тілі көктайғақ
Македонски поледица
Nederlands ijzel
Português gelo negro
Română ghețuș polei
Српски verglaš
Tiếng Việt bảng đen

Examples

“He said the bus struck a patch of black ice, or freshly formed ice as yet invisible on the road surface, just after he had passed a trailer truck.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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