iceblink

American  

[ahys-blingk] / ˈaɪsˌblɪŋk /

noun

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

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iceblink British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of iceblink

1765–75; ice + blink; compare Dutch ijsblink

Example Sentences

Iceblink, a white glare on the underside of the clouds, indicated pack ice ahead.

From Literature

There was a faint and invisible mist above the ice—the iceblink—which at a long distance concealed the lantern.

From Project Gutenberg

If he lifted his head about eighteen inches he could see the light so that the stratum of mist, or iceblink, appeared to be about eighteen inches in thickness.

From Project Gutenberg

The thermometer was at 27°#176; on the night of the 22nd, with ice in the boat; and in the afternoon we saw an iceblink, a beautiful effulgence or reflection of light over the floating ice, to the extent of forty or fifty miles.

From Project Gutenberg

The prospect from the crow's-nest began to assume a very unpromising appearance, the whole of the western horizon, from north round to S.b.E., being completely covered with ice, consisting of heavy and extensive floes, beyond which no indication of water was visible; instead of which there was a bright and dazzling iceblink extending from shore to shore.

From Project Gutenberg