Definition of De-ice

1. Verb. Make or become free of frost or ice. "Defrost the car window"

Exact synonyms: Defrost, Deice
Generic synonyms: Dethaw, Dissolve, Melt, Thaw, Unfreeze, Unthaw
Derivative terms: Defroster, Deicer

Definition of De-ice

1. Verb. To remove ice, as from the wings of an airplane. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of De-ice

de-emphasise
de-emphasize
de-emulsifier
de-emulsify
de-energise
de-energize
de-epicardialization
de-escalate
de-escalates
de-escalation
de-excitation
de-humanise
de-humanises
de-humanize
de-humanizes
de-ice (current term)
de-iced
de-ices
de-icing
de-iodinase
de-iodinate
de-iodinating
de-iodination
de-ionate
de-lead
de-muck
de-thatcher
deSUMOylation
deVries
de Bordeau theory

Literary usage of De-ice

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1909)
"... and dey wuz ice on de sea en by walkin on de ice dey went over dry shod. ... and de ice wuz melted, en dey got in de deep water en wuz drownded. ..."

2. Ormond: A Tale by Maria Edgeworth, Anne Thackeray Ritchie (1895)
"He like to break de ice, I suppose,' said Mademoiselle. ... But if de ice should melt of itself,' said Mademoiselle, ' what would you do den ? ..."

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