iceblink

[ ahys-blingk ]

noun
  1. a yellowish luminosity near the horizon or on the underside of a cloud, caused by the reflection of light from sea ice.

Origin of iceblink

1
1765–75; ice + blink; compare Dutch ijsblink

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British Dictionary definitions for iceblink

iceblink

/ (ˈaɪsˌblɪŋk) /


noun
  1. Also called: blink a yellowish-white reflected glare in the sky over an ice field

  2. a coastal ice cliff

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