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glare ice

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glare ice [′gler ‚īs]
(hydrology)
Ice with a smooth, shiny surface.


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s Blackcomb Mountain, caught some glare ice and plunged 900 feet off a cliff.
With full traction at each axle, the maximum torque each can achieve is 50%, though this can shift within 100 milliseconds to 100% at one axle if its opposite is on an extremely slippery surface, like glare ice.
Seattle's morning rush-hour traffic moved at full speed on roads that finally were merely wet, not covered with glare ice and foot-deep snow.
 
 
 
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