Sludge

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sludge

(
Also called slush.) A dense accumulation of frazil (or lolly ice); an early stage in the freezing of a body of water.

The sea surface becomes thick and soupy and sometimes greasy in appearance. Sludge depth seldom exceeds one foot.
See grease ice.


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