dust well

dust well

[′dəst ‚wel]
(hydrology)
A pit in an ice surface produced when small, dark particles on the ice are heated by sunshine and sink down into the ice.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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