icy surface
Slick winter hazard
An icy surface is any area covered with ice or frost, making it slick and potentially hazardous: The car skidded on the icy surface.
The phrase appears in weather warnings, driving advisories, and discussions of winter conditions.
Figuratively, an icy surface can describe someone's cold demeanor: His polite words barely concealed an icy surface underneath.
- black iceInvisible frozen road surface
- ice rinkFrozen surface for skating
- ice skating rinkFrozen recreational surface
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- frozen lakeWinter-hardened body of water
frozen over · snowfield · tundra · permafrost · ice sheet · skating · polar cap · cold snap · pond hockey · hockey puck · ice racing · verglas · slippery · Enceladus · slick · Eris · treacherous · glassy
traction/grip
icy surfacenon-slip surface
Textured area preventing skids
rough surface · textured surface · rubber mat · sure footing · tarmac