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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.

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

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The whole of the 14th was occupied in an unsuccessful attempt to find an opening in the ice to the westward, which remained perfectly close and compact, with a bright iceblink over it.

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