Meaning of blue ice | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Ice that is blue in colour, formed by compressed snow on a glacier having its air bubbles squeezed out.
   uncountable
2. Human waste that has leaked from an aircraft, frozen at high altitude, and fallen to earth.
   uncountable

Examples

“Antarctica is the best place in the world to find meteorites, and the search for Antarctic meteorites begins with the search for blue ice.”

“Tourists on a boat trip in Mount Cook National Park were subject to a rare treat yesterday, when a section of densely compressed blue ice at the base of an iceberg was briefly visible.”

“Typically, blue ice areas form where mountains obstruct ice flow and high winds transport a lot of snow.”

“Cadamore believes the mess came from an airplane. In the airline industry, it's euphemistically known as blue ice. Most people have far less judicious names for it. Such waste apparently is caused by leaks in airplane lavatories.”

“A chunk of blue ice, apparently from the holding tank of an aircraft toilet, ripped a hole in an elderly couple's roof and destroyed a bed.”

“Simey had just returned home from taking her 6-month-old son to a doctor when a block of "blue ice" landed in the master bedroom, right on her bed.”

“They are often called "blue ice", because of the chemicals added to the toilets in planes to reduce odour and break down the waste.”

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