hard freeze

noun

A freeze sufficiently long and severe to destroy seasonal vegetation and lead to ice formation in standing water and hard ground. 27°F (-3°C) is considered a threshold in the US.

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killing freeze
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Meanings

nounhard freeze (plural hard freezes)

plural hard freezes

  1. climatologyA freeze sufficiently long and severe to destroy seasonal vegetation and lead to ice formation in standing water and hard ground. 27°F (-3°C) is considered a threshold in the US.

    Synonyms: killing freeze

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA freeze sufficiently long and severe to destroy seasonal vegetation and lead to ice formation in standing water and hard ground. 27°F (-3°C) is considered a threshold in the US.

Similar
killing freeze

Translations

Finnish ankara halla
  • ankara hallafreeze sufficiently long and severe to destroy seasonal vegetation
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APA

hard freeze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20freeze

MLA

“hard freeze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20freeze. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard freeze,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20freeze.

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