ICEBREAKER

Icebreaker

An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters. Although the term usually refers to ice-breaking ships, it may also refer to smaller vessels, such as the icebreaking boats that were once used on the canals of the United Kingdom.

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ice breaker

Noun



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icebreaker

Noun

  1. A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.
    The steel hulls of ice-breakers are much thicker than those of standard vessels.
  2. A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to relax a group of people to help them get to know each other.
    The new college hallmates were awkward with each other at first, but after a game of charades as an icebreaker, they were laughing like old friends.


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