"blue ice" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} blue ice (uncountable)
  1. Ice that is blue in colour, formed by compressed snow on a glacier having its air bubbles squeezed out. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Ice
    Sense id: en-blue_ice-en-noun-Mi2~W7Uk Disambiguation of Ice: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 80 20
  2. (aviation) Human waste that has leaked from an aircraft, frozen at high altitude, and fallen to earth. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation, Aviation, Feces
    Sense id: en-blue_ice-en-noun-DwbyhCvG Disambiguation of Aviation: 14 86 Disambiguation of Feces: 29 71 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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