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Definition of Iceboat
1. Noun. A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation.
2. Noun. A sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice.
Definition of Iceboat
1. Noun. An ice yacht. ¹
2. Noun. An icebreaker; a ship that breaks through ice. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Iceboat
1. a vehicle that sails on ice [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Iceboat
Literary usage of Iceboat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1917)
"How to Make an iceboat Do It for Great Winter Sport BY J. STERLING BIRD IS there
not a good sized body of water near your home, even a large mill pond that ..."
2. Physics for Technical Students by William Ballantyne Anderson (1914)
"It is possible, grange though it may seem, to make an iceboat travel faster ...
11) represent the sail (only) of an iceboat which is traveling due north, ..."
3. Pen and Pencil Sketches of Shipping and Craft All Round the World by Robert Taylor Pritchett (1899)
"An iceboat Club was formed and known as the " Poughkeepsie " Ice Yacht Club of
... The modern iceboat is to all intents and purposes really a day boat. ..."
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