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Word of the Day 02/07/19

Iceblink (noun)
iceblink [ahys-blingk]

noun
1. a yellowish luminosity near the horizon or on the underside of a cloud, caused by the reflection of light from sea ice.

Compare snowblink.

Also called blink.

Origin: 1765–75; ice + blink; compare Dutch ijsblink

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