freezing rain
noun
rain that falls as a liquid but freezes into glaze upon contact with the ground.
Nearby words
freezing, freezing drizzle, freezing injunction, freezing mixture, freezing point, freezing rain, freezing works, freezingly, frege, frege, gottlob, frei
Origin of freezing rain
First recorded in 1790–1800
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