de-icern.
/diːˈʌɪsə/ A mechanical or other device to remove or prevent ice-formation, esp. on aircraft and on motor-car windscreens.
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1932 Product Engineering Sept. 357/2 The installation is similar to that of the ‘de-icer’ without inflation tubes or compressed air equipment.
1934 Shell Aviation News No. 37. 20/2 Instal rubber de-icers on the propeller and pneumatic de-icers on the wings.
1941 Aeroplane Spotter 23 Jan. 30/3 Anticer, a device for preventing the formation of ice on aircraft, usually in the form of a liquid paste. Should not be confused with De-icers, which are devices for removing ice when it has formed.
1958 Times Rev. Industry Aug. 30/1 Electroforms of..nickel are..fitted on..aircraft propeller blades to guard the delicate de-icer elements against rupture.
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