frozen pond

Winter skating surface

A frozen pond is a small body of standing water whose surface has turned to ice, typically during winter.

The phrase evokes winter recreation—skating, hockey, ice fishing—and the particular landscape of cold-weather settings: Kids played hockey on the frozen pond behind the school.

A frozen pond also carries risks, as ice thickness varies and can give way.

Related

winter · winter wonderland · cold · slippery · black ice · thin ice · glassy · cracking · hockey · snow · ice fishing · mirror · still · silvery · thaw · skates · smooth · brittle

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Opposites
temperature state

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Artificially warmed swimming basin

hot spring · thermal pool · boiling water · steaming water · molten lava

seasonal activity context

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Natural water for recreation

swimming hole · swimming pool · beach · wading pool · watering hole

physical state of water

frozen pondopen water

Unobstructed body navigable freely

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G