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Meanings of icebreaker in English

Russian
ледокол
Portuguese
quebra-gelo
Catalan
trencaglaç
Spanish
rompehielos
Wikidata

Special-purpose ship or boat capable of maneuvering through frozen bodies of water and remove ice.

        Related terms
        ледокол
        Portuguese
        quebra-gelo
        Catalan
        trencaglaç

        A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation.

              quebra-gelo

              A ship that is designed to move through ice-covered waters and create a channel for other ships.

                    Synonyms
                    Examples for "ice breaker"
                    Examples for "ice breaker"
                    1
                    I like to think of numerical calculations as the physics ice breaker.
                    Wired
                    2
                    What wrong with saying where are you originally from as an ice breaker?
                    Radio NZ
                    3
                    It can be a peace maker, ice breaker, battering ram a bargaining tool.
                    The Irish Times
                    4
                    The ice breaker L'Astrolabe is seen in the Antarctic sea in this undated handout photo.
                    Reuters
                    5
                    I just throw that out as an ice breaker.
                    The new yorker
                    Usage of icebreaker in English
                    1
                    Chinese icebreaker Xuelong changed its course and was heading towards the area.
                    News.com.au
                    2
                    Pickup soccer is the international icebreaker, one that transcends age and language.
                    Climbing Magazine
                    3
                    At the time of writing, the Shokaslkiy is waiting for icebreaker assistance.
                    The Guardian
                    4
                    The Snow Dragon icebreaker was itself stalled by heavy ice, officials say.
                    BBC
                    5
                    A more powerful icebreaker is expected to free the Russian ship on Sunday.
                    BBC
                    6
                    It was seen as something of an icebreaker for Internet-related deals this year.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    The ice constitutes a problem in those latitudes, and the Scorpion's no icebreaker.
                    On the Beach
                    8
                    Hence, 'icebreaker': a program designed for cracking security on a system.
                    The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000
                    9
                    He'd brought Rocky because a cute dog was a great icebreaker.
                    Dark rivers of the heart
                    10
                    I know a great icebreaker! said a superperky young woman.
                    Stand by your hitman
                    11
                    Nowhere is this more obvious than in the pitiful state of its icebreaker fleet.
                    Wired
                    12
                    The icebreaker stayed on its planned course, and all I got was a tease.
                    Climbing Magazine
                    13
                    An icebreaker was also used but it too proved ineffective.
                    The Guardian
                    14
                    The next icebreaker, we knew, was scheduled to leave from Kolya in thirty-one hours.
                    Anathem
                    15
                    And what is better than a compliment as an icebreaker?
                    BBC
                    16
                    Suddenly, Aria wondered if this wasn't an icebreaker at all.
                    Wicked
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                    Translations for icebreaker
                    Portuguese
                    quebra-gelo
                    Icebreaker through the time
                    Icebreaker across language varieties
                    United States of America
                    Common