glaze ice

British  

noun

1. Also called: silver frost.  US term: glaze.  a thin clear layer of ice caused by the freezing of rain or water droplets in the air on impact with a cool surface or by refreezing after a thaw

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Example Sentences

To the southeast of the District, the cold air layer was very shallow, such that more freezing rain than sleet fell; a half an inch of ice glaze prevailed across a large area, with a pocket of ¾-inch glaze ice over southern Prince George’s and northern Anne Arundel counties.

From Washington Post

Only ¼-inch of glaze ice accumulated southeast of D.C., but a half-inch to an inch of ice accretion hammered Montgomery County in Maryland, and many counties across Northern Virginia.

From Washington Post

Freezing rain is precipitation that remains liquid until the drops strike a below-freezing surface, accumulating into a translucent sheet of extremely slick, glaze ice.

From Washington Post

Watch out for glaze ice, which is common where snow has thawed and refrozen.

From Washington Times

Big drops hitting a plane wing form a smooth, uniform coat known as "glaze" ice; it does not change the wing contours, but its weight may eventually make the plane crash.

From Time Magazine Archive