freezing rain

collocation in English

meaningsoffreezingandrain

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freezing
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˈfriː.zɪŋ/us
/ˈfriː.zɪŋ/
extremely ...
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rain
noun[U]
uk
/reɪn/us
/reɪn/
drops of water ...
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(Definition offreezingandrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Freezingrainoccurs about once every 510 years.
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The reason for that crash wasfreezingrain.
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Freezingrainis also caused by supercooled droplets.
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Thereafter, 36 hours offreezingrainand sleet fell.
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The men climbed with ropes tied to one another in thefreezingrain.
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Freezingrainand rain later followed the heavy snow across those areas.
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Pellets generally do not freeze into a solid mass unless mixed withfreezingrain.
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He was forced to endure thefreezingrainand the insults of a howling mob.
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Warm fronts, sleet, andfreezingrainare practically non-existent here.
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Supercooled water droplets, orfreezingrain, strike a surface but do not freeze instantly.
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Lightfreezingrainand low visibility created poor, slippery driving conditions.
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However, it is possible to estimate the area covered byfreezingrainwith radars indirectly.
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Some restoration took place that afternoon before the next round offreezingraindeveloped.
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The remarks section says that lightfreezingrainwas encountered in the cloud.
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Some areas have reportedfreezingrainand ice pellets, and even rain mixing in.
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Because of a warm front the following morning, it changed into sleet thenfreezingrain.
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A similar phenomenon occurs whenfreezingrainor drizzle hit a surface and is called glaze.
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Numerous winter storm, heavy snowfall andfreezingrainwarnings were issued.
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Winter months offer an inconsistent weather pattern of snow, rain,freezingrainand mild weather.
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It currently forecasts rain, snow,freezingrain, ice pellets, and hail.
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Near the front, precipitation was in the form offreezingrainand ice pellets.
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Freezingrain, heavy snow, or high winds may also cause inflatables to collapse.
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When thefreezingrainor drizzle is light and not prolonged, the ice formed is thin.
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Surface temperatures responded slower and the sleet andfreezingrainchanged over to rain during the morning of the 10th.
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Winter also brings the more dangerous ice, sleet, andfreezingrain, which has caused several traffic accidents over the years.
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