"superfrost" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: superfrosts [plural]
Etymology: super- + frost Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|frost}} super- + frost Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} superfrost (countable and uncountable, plural superfrosts)
  1. (rare) Groundwater that is found immediately above the permafrost layer, which seasonally thaws, but is kept frozen more of the year due to the cold from the permafrost layer. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Temperature, Water
    Sense id: en-superfrost-en-noun-fS4XzJrI Disambiguation of Temperature: 48 52 Disambiguation of Water: 72 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 50 50
  2. An exceptionally severe frost. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Temperature, Weather
    Sense id: en-superfrost-en-noun-y~0i2JKz Disambiguation of Temperature: 48 52 Disambiguation of Weather: 39 61 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 50 50

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