water ice


noun
  1. ice formed by direct freezing of fresh or salt water, and not by compacting of snow.

  2. a frozen dessert, similar to sherbet, made of water, sweetener, and fruit syrup or other flavorings.

Origin of water ice

1
First recorded in 1810–20

Words Nearby water ice

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How to use water ice in a sentence

  • Nevertheless it would surprise those acquainted only with fresh water ice to find how tough, sticky and intractable is sea-ice.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • The prisms are of fresh water ice, for in freezing the brine is rejected and forced to occupy the interstices of the prisms.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • Water of good drinking quality can be obtained by allowing sea water ice to thaw partially.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • The brine, of lower freezing-point, flows away, leaving only fresh water ice behind.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • It was while crossing an arm of the sea, a ten-mile run on salt-water ice, that the accident occurred.

    Heroes of To-Day | Mary R. Parkman

British Dictionary definitions for water ice

water ice

noun
  1. an ice cream made from a frozen sugar syrup flavoured with fruit juice or purée; sorbet

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