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needle ice

needle ice noun: needle-shaped columns of ice formed from groundwater by capillary action when the soil's surface temperature is above freezing and the air's surface temperature is below freezing.

Noun

needle ice (uncountable)

  1. Needle-shaped columns of ice formed from groundwater by capillary action when the soil's surface temperature is above freezing and the air's surface temperature is below freezing.

Questions about needle ice

What does needle ice mean?
Needle ice means needle-shaped columns of ice formed from groundwater by capillary action when the soil's surface temperature is above freezing and the air's surface temperature is below freezing.
What part of speech is needle ice?
Needle ice is a noun.

Words near needle ice in the dictionary

  1. needle grasses
  2. needle gun
  3. needle guns
  4. needle holder
  5. needle holders
  6. needle ice
  7. needle in a haystack
  8. needle lace
  9. needle laces
  10. needle loom
  11. needle looms

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