"hard freeze" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hard freezes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hard freeze (plural hard freezes)
  1. (meteorology) A freeze sufficiently long and severe to destroy seasonal vegetation and lead to ice formation in standing water and hard ground. 27°F (-3°C) is considered a threshold in the US. Categories (topical): Meteorology Synonyms: killing freeze Translations (freeze sufficiently long and severe to destroy seasonal vegetation): ankara halla (Finnish)

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