# das Blitzeis

das Blitzeis is a German noun meaning “black ice”. Forms: des Blitzeises.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Blitzeises

## Meanings

1. _no plural_ A coating of ice, caused by a downpour of freezing rain, that forms rapidly on exposed surfaces; black ice.
   - Vor ein paar Tagen kam das Blitzeis und fror sie ein in ihren Bewegungen. — Just a couple of days later, the ice came suddenly and froze them in their tracks.
2. black ice
   - Wenn Regen auf gefrorenen Boden fällt, kann Blitzeis auftreten.

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