de-icev.
/diːˈʌɪs/ transitive. To remove or prevent the formation of ice on (parts of an aeroplane, machine, ship, etc.); to clear of ice. More usually as de-icing adj. and n. removing or preventing ice-formation.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > heat or make hot [verb (transitive)] > unfreeze
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de-ice1935
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1935 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 39 794 An automatic de-icing device.
1937 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 41 731 The high pressure is mainly used for engine starting..and low pressure for de-icing.
1942 Hutchinson's Pict. Hist. War 18 Mar.–9 June 11 ‘De-icing’ a Corvette... All hands set to work to strip away the icy covering.
1958 Engineering 28 Mar. 404/2 De-icing and de-misting of aircraft control cabin windows.
1961 W. Vaughan-Thomas Anzio iv. 53 Parties were standing by to de-ice the mountain passes.
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