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    verglas
    /ˈvɛːɡlɑː/

    noun

    • 1. a thin coating of ice or frozen rain on an exposed surface.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › VerglasVerglas - Wikipedia

    Verglas may refer to: Verglas, a thin coating of glaze ice on rock. Verglas Music, a record label that has released works such as Jabberwocky, a 1999 rock album. Antoine Verglas (born 1962), a photographer. Petit Verglas, a novel by Riad Sattouf, a French writer and cartoonist.

  3. www.reddit.com › r › FrenchUse of "verglas" (versus "la glace") : r/French - Reddit

    Apr 6, 2023 · In France French, I would indeed only use verglas (or plaque de verglas) as the frozen rain on the ground. If you want to say that the rain is freezing, you can say pluie verglaçante. Reply

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › verglasVerglas Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of VERGLAS is a thin film of ice on rock.

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Glaze_(ice)Glaze (ice) - Wikipedia

    Glaze or glaze ice, also called glazed frost or verglas, is a smooth, transparent and homogeneous ice coating occurring when freezing rain or drizzle hits a surface. It is similar in appearance to clear ice, which forms from supercooled water droplets. It is a relatively common occurrence in temperate climates in the winter when precipitation ...

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › verglasverglas - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] verglas m ( uncountable) black ice. ice left by freezing rain. tempête de verglas ― ice storm. Descendants. [ edit] English: verglas ( verglas) Further reading.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › verglasVERGLAS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Verglas definition: glaze (def. 17). . See examples of VERGLAS used in a sentence.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVERGLAS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. from Old French verre-glaz glass-ice, from verre glass (from Latin vitrum) + glaz ice (from Late Latin glacia, from Latin glaciēs) Word Frequency. verglas in American English. (vɛrˈglɑ ) noun. a thin coating of ice on rock.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › french-englishEnglish translation of 'le verglas' - Collins Online Dictionary

    English Translation of “VERGLAS” | The official Collins French-English Dictionary online. Over 100,000 English translations of French words and phrases.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › verglas_nverglas, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the noun verglas is in the 1800s. OED's earliest evidence for verglas is from 1808, in the writing of H. Gray. verglas is a borrowing from French.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryVERGLAS in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    VERGLAS translations: glare ice. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.