ice needles
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of ice needles
First recorded in 1925–30
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Though this process is much less dramatic than ice needles pushing aside stones, it can still cause tiny pebbles and dust to shift over time.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 3, 2021
Then they ran the patch through 30 freeze-thaw cycles, allowing ice needles to form and melt away.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 3, 2021
If you’ve ever walked over “crunchy” ground early in the morning, you’ve probably crushed some ice needles without realizing it.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 3, 2021
As ice needles freeze, they nudge small rocks to one side or another.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 3, 2021
All it had for us was a few granules, first-form crystals consisting of the tiniest crossed ice needles ground out of shape by the pressure between the opposing forces of the air.
From Old Plymouth Trails by Winthrop Packard
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