subzero
- noun
- /sʌbˈziroʊ/
- Saturday night, the temperature was subzero.
- subzero temperatures
Examples
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Any bacteria that survived, died in the subzero temperatures... when exposed to Mars' atmosphere.
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The rest of us have to do her yard duty at subzero temperatures because of her delicate condition.
Fiction book (1995) -
Whatever tinges of guilt we felt for taking it... slipped away as night fell to subzero temperatures again.
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Most people don't realize how, um... ...quickly you can get dehydration in subzero temperatures.
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My city isn't in hurricane country, but we're in blizzard and subzero temps country.
Blog text (27) -
Joe came back to Indiana at Christmastime and experienced the other extreme of Indiana weather—subzero temperatures.
Fiction book (1992) -
Many troops were deployed on open terrain with no cover and in subzero temperatures, leaving many vulnerable to frostbite.
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The Northeast is waking up to a deep freeze and dangerous subzero wind chills again this morning.
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Millions of Americans are trapped indoors or potentially risking their lives in subzero temperatures in the negative double digits.
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Etymology
Subzero as a noun comes from sub- ('under') and zero ('0'), so it means 'a temperature under zero' and is used to name any temperature below zero degrees.