black diamond

noun

1
: dense black hematite
2
black diamonds plural : coal sense 3a
3

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The tennis chain is like a staple for me with the white diamond, the black diamonds, um, and then the pinky ring. Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 Bergdorf Goodman is also featuring black diamonds in its fine jewelry salon. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025 Number of slopes: 17 (four green runs, eight blue runs, four black diamond runs and two freestyle terrain parks) Slope status: Find the slope report here and get a live view from the slope cam here. Laura Barrero, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025 While the Wilderness is not engineered for black diamond rock crawling on the Rubicon trail, X-MODE includes Low Speed/Low Ratio Gradient Control that automatically senses steep inclines and shifts the CVT into its lowest ratio (4.066:1) for crawling—almost mimicking a low-range transfer case. Michael Harley, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for black diamond

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 3

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The first known use of black diamond was in 1763

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“Black diamond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20diamond. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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