iceboat
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Noun (2)
- a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigationSynonyms: icebreakerType of ship
- a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over iceSynonyms: ice yachtscooterType of vessel, watercraft
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
iceboat noun
1. A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation; an icebreaker. Syn. — icebreaker.
2. a sailing craft with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice; it is usually propelled by a sail, and sometimes by an engine-powered propeller. Syn. — ice yacht.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5