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icestorm

noun

Etymology

From ice + storm.

  1. derived from *(s)twerH-✻ — “to agitate, stir up; to propel; to urge on”
  2. derived from *sturmaz✻ — “storm”
  3. inherited from *sturm✻ — “storm”
  4. derived from storm — “tempest, storm; attack; storm of arrows; disquiet, disturbance, tumult, uproar; onrush, rush”
  5. inherited from storm — “disturbed state of the atmosphere; heavy precipitation; battle, conflict; attack”
  6. compounded as icestorm — “ice + storm”

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ice storm.

    • As we have seen, even a hundred years ago icestorms could have a devastating effect on electric service in a major metropolitan area.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for icestorm. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA