black ice
noun1
A smooth, barely visible, and dangerously slippery film of ice, usually over a dark surface, such as rock or pavement.
- He said the bus struck a patch of black ice, or freshly formed ice as yet invisible on the road surface, just after he had passed a trailer truck.1965 December 25, “Oregon Bus Crash Kills 12, Hurts 27”, in New York Times, page 30:
- Related terms
- freezing rain