black diamond

noun

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

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The venues offer everything from easy slopes to black diamonds, as well as on-site equipment rentals and a restaurant. Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025 McEntire, 70, opened up about her engagement to Linn, 68, telling USA TODAY that the actor picked out the ring, rose gold and set with black diamonds, and presented it on bended knee on Christmas Eve 2024. Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025 Because the only thing scarier than my form on an icy black diamond? Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 17 Nov. 2025 The actor popped the question at their Tennessee ranch on Christmas Eve last year, presenting McEntire with a rose gold ring featuring black diamonds. Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025 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 18 Dec. 2025.

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