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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

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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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