Drivers get ice code.The cold snap cold snap Noun a short period of cold and frosty weather Noun 1. cold snap - a spell of cold weather cold spell has come as a shock to those who assumed the worst of the winter was over, particularly as last month was the warmest January for 15 years. It is expected to last until next weekend, making it the longest cold spell Noun 1. cold spell - a spell of cold weather cold snap while, spell, patch, piece - a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good this year. The Highways Agency has advised drivers to check the weather forecast and road conditions before they set out on their journeys. Drivers were also advised to be prepared with a "winter weather kit", including warm clothes, a hot drink, de-icer, a torch and a spade SPADE - Specification Processing And Dependency Extraction. Specification language. G.S. Boddy, ICL Mainframes Div, FLAG/UD/3DR.003 . The agency said that in severe weather, delaying a journey by a few hours could make the difference between a completed trip and a difficult drive in poor conditions. The agency added: "Where snow or ice are forecast, our gritters will be treating England's motorways and other strategic roads. "Maintenance teams will be gritting in advance of the cold weather, and will continue to treat motorways and other strategic roads throughout the cold snap." |
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