Meanings
nounsilver frost (usually uncountable, plural silver frosts)
plural silver frosts
- colloquialuncountableusuallyclimatologyA deposit of glaze on trees, shrubs, and other exposed objects during a fall of freezing precipitation; the product of an ice storm.
Synonyms: silver thaw, verglas
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA deposit of glaze on trees, shrubs, and other exposed objects during a fall of freezing precipitation; the product of an ice storm.
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silver frost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20frost
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“silver frost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20frost. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silver frost,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silver%20frost.
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