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to de-ice

to de-ice

4.3
To remove ice from a car or plane
  • verb
  • /diːˈaɪs/
translation icon : deshelar
  • The ground crew must de-ice the wings before the plane can take off.

Examples

  • Please de-ice the windshield before driving.

  • They are de-icing the runways to ensure safe landings.

  • I had to de-ice my car windshield after the overnight frost.

  • He de-iced the car quickly this morning.

  • I had to de-ice my car windshield after the overnight frost.

  • The ground crew must de-ice the wings before the plane can take off.

  • Please de-ice the windshield before driving.

Synonyms

to defrost
vsto de-ice
20 1.7

Make ice melt or remove ice from something

focuses on removing ice from vehicles or surfaces rather than self-thawing
to deice
vsto de-ice
1 6.7

To remove ice from something, for example a car or plane

is the same meaning but written with a hyphen

Antonyms

to freeze
770 1.0

Become solid because of cold, like water turning to ice

How Thorough

to de-ice
4.3
to melt
362 1.0
to scrape
62 1.2

Surface Forms

de-ice infinitive
de-iced past
de-iced past participle
de-icing present participle
de-ices third person singular

Morphology

de-ice = ice (transparent) = de + ice

The meaning is a standard and easily inferable one: remove ice from something.

Etymology

The word de-ice comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and the word ice, so it means 'take off the ice', just like defrost. So, to de-ice something is to remove ice or frost from it.