ice storm

noun

Synonyms of ice stormnext
: a storm in which falling rain freezes on contact

Examples of ice storm in a Sentence

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The Euro model, which has been more accurate in handling these shortwave troughs over the next week, has a major ice storm occurring as the rain arrives. Ron Smiley, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 The Mavericks already had a game rescheduled earlier this season because of an ice storm and faces a crowded calendar moving forward, including a March 31 trip to Milwaukee. C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026 This weekend’s storms led to some power outages across the South, but nowhere near the massive number of outages caused by ice storms late last month in northern Mississippi and Nashville, Tennessee. Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026 As unpredictable climate events like the recent ice storm become more frequent, this certainly won’t be the last time that venues and musicians will have to consider such issues. Margaret Littman, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ice storm

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice storm was in 1797

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“Ice storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20storm. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.

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ice storm

noun
: a storm in which falling rain freezes as it lands

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