Black frost

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Cold so intense as to freeze vegetation and turn it black, without the formation of hoar frost. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A mist of very cold droplets that freeze upon impact and coat objects (such as parts of a ship) with ice, potentially causing a ship to capsize. countable, uncountable

    "The question was raised because of the trawlers of the lost Hull trawlers Lorella and Roderigo, which, it has been suggested, were not adequately warned of the freak black frost conditions by shore-based radio stations."

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