black diamond

noun

1
: dense black hematite
2
black diamonds plural : coal sense 3a
3

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Big Sky, Montana This year is shaping up to be a banner one for Big Sky, a 5,850-acre resort (America’s second largest behind Park City) awash with steeps, trees, bumps, and a gnarly triple black diamond run called Big Couloir, which drops more than 1,400 feet with a sustained pitch of 50 degrees. Amy Tara Koch, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026 Deer Valley has plenty of black diamond runs scattered throughout the resort, but this is an entire playground completely dedicated to expert skiers. Graham Averill, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026 Some of the best runs of my life have been on the double black diamonds at Snowbird. Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026 The snowboarder crashed on Lower Go Devil, a black diamond run, on Sunday, according to the Summit County Sheriff's Office. Austen Erblat, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for black diamond

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 3

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The first known use of black diamond was in 1763

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“Black diamond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20diamond. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.

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