icebreakern.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪsˌbreɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈaɪsˌbreɪkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ice n., breaker n.¹

Etymology: < ice n. + breaker n.¹ Compare to break the ice at ice n. Phrases 2.

a. Something designed to break up moving ice, so as to diminish its impact; spec. a structure attached to a bridge pier or other construction to protect it from the pressure of flowing ice (cf. ice apron n. at ice n. Compounds 8 and starling n.²).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > ice > [noun] > anything that breaks up ice

icebreaker1744

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > parts of

pierlOE

bridge foota1450

heada1450

staddling1461

foota1500

bridge end1515

jowel1516

causey1523

starling?c1684

rib1735

spur1736

icebreaker1744

jetty1772

cutwater1776

roadway1798

sleeper1823

water-breaker1823

centrya1834

stem1835

suspension-tower1842

cantilever1850

semi-beam1850

pylon1851

half-chess1853

span1862

sway-bracing1864

needle-beam1867

ice apron1871

newel1882

flood-arch1891

needle girder1898

sway-brace1909

trough flooring1911

1744 J. T. Desaguliers Course Exper. Philos. II. xii. 442 There has also been erected..a Contrivance call'd an Ice-breaker, to prevent floating Pieces of Ice or Timber coming down the Stream from damaging the Machine.

1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature III. xi. 200 The tupelo, another great tree of Carolina,..has nearly the same dimensions at it's base, excepting the ice-breakers, or pallisades.

1819 D. Thomas Trav. Western Country 247 Notwithstanding these precautions, and that of placing ice-breakers to the south, [the bridge] was only saved from destruction the ensuing winter by the intrepidity of..one of the proprietors.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1721/2 A view of the Swing Bridge..shows the..ice-breakers in the stream.

1903 Ice & Refrigeration Dec. 232/2 If the hoisting machinery be placed in a general line with the course of the stream it is an easy matter to protect it with ice breakers or a simple pile construction.

1980 E. Kleiman Immortals 16 But then the boat struck the ice breaker in front of the cement footing of the bridge, turned slowly like a drifting leaf, struck the footing itself this time.

b. A machine or hand tool designed for breaking ice, esp. for economic or domestic use.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > other tools and equipment

pollhache1324

poleaxe1356

muckrake1366

pestlea1382

botea1450

staff1459

press-board1558

reel1593

water crane1658

lathekin1659

tower1662

dressing hook1683

liner1683

hovel1686

flax-brake1688

nipper1688

horse1728

tap1797

feather-stick1824

bow1839

safety belt1840

economizer1841

throttle damper1849

cleat1854

leg brace1857

bark-peeler1862

pugging screw1862

nail driver1863

spool1864

turntable1865

ovate1872

tension bar1879

icebreaker1881

spreader1881

toucher1881

window pole1888

mushroom head1890

rat1894

slackline1896

auger1897

latch hook1900

thimble1901

horse1904

pipe jack1909

mulcher1910

hand plate1911

splashguard1917

cheese-cutter1927

airbrasive1945

impactor1945

fogger1946

1881 26th Ann. Rep. Cleveland Asylum for Insane, 1880 in Ohio Executive Documents, Ann. Rep. 1880 i. 487/1 (table) Ice-breaker..1..Ice-adze..1 [etc.].

2007 D. Wondrich Imbibe! ii Once the blocks..reached the bar, they had to be butchered... This meant ice-tongs and ice-picks,..ice-shavers, ice-breakers, ice-axes, ice-scoops, ice-bags, ice-mallets—a whole world of new tools to master.

2. Something that serves to break through cold reserve or stiffness, esp. facilitating conversation or social ease. Cf. to break the ice at ice n. Phrases 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > social intercourse or companionship > [noun] > freedom from awkwardness in style or behaviour > something which breaks through cold reserve

icebreaker1825

1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 265 Any observation upon the weather, the usual ice-breaker upon such occasions.

1883 ‘M. Twain’ Life on Mississippi xxxix. 412 They closed up the inundation with a few words—having used it, evidently, as a mere ice-breaker and acquaintanceship-breeder—then they dropped into business.

1904 Daily Chron. 27 Feb. 4/6 If you must use an ice-breaker, the pianola is decidedly effective..as a cure for shyness.

1961 W. P. Bowman & R. H. Ball Theatre Lang. 178 Icebreaker, a fast song for chorus girls—Musical comedy.

1963 H. C. Barnard & J. A. Lauwerys Handbk. Brit. Educ. Terms 110 Icebreaker, a term used to describe a preliminary to a series of tests. It is designed to accustom the candidate to the experience which he is about to undergo, but its results are not counted in the ultimate assessment of the tests.

1963 M. McCarthy Group i. 19 The recipe was an icebreaker..everyone tasted it and agreed that it was the maple syrup that made all the difference.

1968 Daily Tel. 15 Nov. 16/7 Swearing, in addition to its cathartic effect and as a means of non-violent assault.., is also an ice-breaker.

1973 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 26 Aug. 80/3 Then they went on to ‘icebreakers’—short talks about themselves, reading a message they'd selected from a book.

2006 T. Anderson Riding Magic Carpet (2008) vi. 194 He even knew the street in which my mother now lived—a pretty good ice-breaker really.

3. Whaling. The bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Mystacoceti > [noun] > family Balaenidae (right whale) > genus Balaena (bowhead)

steeple-topc1440

Greenland whale1648

right whale1726

north-caper1731

nordcaper1762

mysticete1797

icebreaker1869

poggy1871

bowhead whale1883

bay whale1947

1869 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 33 This last named class are generally found amongst the broken ice the first of the season, and they have been known to break through...Thence they have been sometimes called ‘ice-breakers.’

1881 Baily’s Monthly Mag. Mar. 22 The Greenland whale..is styled by whalers the ‘ice-breaker’, because it breaks great masses of ice with its head.

1910 A. D. Cameron New North xvi. 282 The king of all whales, the founder of the municipality of Herschel Island, whom his pursuers call indiscriminately the ‘Arctic Whale’,..‘Bowhead’, ‘Right Whale’, or ‘Icebreaker’.

4. A vessel specially designed or adapted for breaking a channel through the ice. Cf. ice boat n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > ice-breaker

ice boat1741

icebreaker1875

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1161/2 An ice-breaker for harbors is a steam-vessel provided with means for..keeping open a channel for ships.

1890 Daily News 23 Dec. 5/5 The Finnish Government has had an icebreaker constructed strong enough to force the severest of ice.

1917 Arctic Pilot 1 32 The captains of vessels following an ice breaker in the ice will be subject to the orders of the captain of the ice breaker as regards moving in the ice.

1959 Times 16 Sept. 10/2 The Soviet atomic icebreaker Lenin left Leningrad to-day on her maiden voyage into the Baltic.

1995 Canad. Geographic Jan. 14/1 Crews aboard icebreakers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northumberland Strait began spotting coyotes on the ice surrounding Prince Edward Island.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	icebreaker
释义	icebreakern. Brit. /ˈʌɪsˌbreɪkə/, U.S. /ˈaɪsˌbreɪkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ice n., breaker n.¹ Etymology: < ice n. + breaker n.¹ Compare to break the ice at ice n. Phrases 2. 1. a. Something designed to break up moving ice, so as to diminish its impact; spec. a structure attached to a bridge pier or other construction to protect it from the pressure of flowing ice (cf. ice apron n. at ice n. Compounds 8 and starling n.²). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > ice > [noun] > anything that breaks up ice icebreaker1744 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > parts of pierlOE bridge foota1450 heada1450 staddling1461 foota1500 bridge end1515 jowel1516 causey1523 starling?c1684 rib1735 spur1736 icebreaker1744 jetty1772 cutwater1776 roadway1798 sleeper1823 water-breaker1823 centrya1834 stem1835 suspension-tower1842 cantilever1850 semi-beam1850 pylon1851 half-chess1853 span1862 sway-bracing1864 needle-beam1867 ice apron1871 newel1882 flood-arch1891 needle girder1898 sway-brace1909 trough flooring1911 1744 J. T. Desaguliers Course Exper. Philos. II. xii. 442 There has also been erected..a Contrivance call'd an Ice-breaker, to prevent floating Pieces of Ice or Timber coming down the Stream from damaging the Machine. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature III. xi. 200 The tupelo, another great tree of Carolina,..has nearly the same dimensions at it's base, excepting the ice-breakers, or pallisades. 1819 D. Thomas Trav. Western Country 247 Notwithstanding these precautions, and that of placing ice-breakers to the south, [the bridge] was only saved from destruction the ensuing winter by the intrepidity of..one of the proprietors. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1721/2 A view of the Swing Bridge..shows the..ice-breakers in the stream. 1903 Ice & Refrigeration Dec. 232/2 If the hoisting machinery be placed in a general line with the course of the stream it is an easy matter to protect it with ice breakers or a simple pile construction. 1980 E. Kleiman Immortals 16 But then the boat struck the ice breaker in front of the cement footing of the bridge, turned slowly like a drifting leaf, struck the footing itself this time. b. A machine or hand tool designed for breaking ice, esp. for economic or domestic use. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > other tools and equipment pollhache1324 poleaxe1356 muckrake1366 pestlea1382 botea1450 staff1459 press-board1558 reel1593 water crane1658 lathekin1659 tower1662 dressing hook1683 liner1683 hovel1686 flax-brake1688 nipper1688 horse1728 tap1797 feather-stick1824 bow1839 safety belt1840 economizer1841 throttle damper1849 cleat1854 leg brace1857 bark-peeler1862 pugging screw1862 nail driver1863 spool1864 turntable1865 ovate1872 tension bar1879 icebreaker1881 spreader1881 toucher1881 window pole1888 mushroom head1890 rat1894 slackline1896 auger1897 latch hook1900 thimble1901 horse1904 pipe jack1909 mulcher1910 hand plate1911 splashguard1917 cheese-cutter1927 airbrasive1945 impactor1945 fogger1946 1881 26th Ann. Rep. Cleveland Asylum for Insane, 1880 in Ohio Executive Documents, Ann. Rep. 1880 i. 487/1 (table) Ice-breaker..1..Ice-adze..1 [etc.]. 2007 D. Wondrich Imbibe! ii Once the blocks..reached the bar, they had to be butchered... This meant ice-tongs and ice-picks,..ice-shavers, ice-breakers, ice-axes, ice-scoops, ice-bags, ice-mallets—a whole world of new tools to master. 2. Something that serves to break through cold reserve or stiffness, esp. facilitating conversation or social ease. Cf. to break the ice at ice n. Phrases 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > social intercourse or companionship > [noun] > freedom from awkwardness in style or behaviour > something which breaks through cold reserve icebreaker1825 1825 T. Hook Sayings & Doings 2nd Ser. I. 265 Any observation upon the weather, the usual ice-breaker upon such occasions. 1883 ‘M. Twain’ Life on Mississippi xxxix. 412 They closed up the inundation with a few words—having used it, evidently, as a mere ice-breaker and acquaintanceship-breeder—then they dropped into business. 1904 Daily Chron. 27 Feb. 4/6 If you must use an ice-breaker, the pianola is decidedly effective..as a cure for shyness. 1961 W. P. Bowman & R. H. Ball Theatre Lang. 178 Icebreaker, a fast song for chorus girls—Musical comedy. 1963 H. C. Barnard & J. A. Lauwerys Handbk. Brit. Educ. Terms 110 Icebreaker, a term used to describe a preliminary to a series of tests. It is designed to accustom the candidate to the experience which he is about to undergo, but its results are not counted in the ultimate assessment of the tests. 1963 M. McCarthy Group i. 19 The recipe was an icebreaker..everyone tasted it and agreed that it was the maple syrup that made all the difference. 1968 Daily Tel. 15 Nov. 16/7 Swearing, in addition to its cathartic effect and as a means of non-violent assault.., is also an ice-breaker. 1973 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 26 Aug. 80/3 Then they went on to ‘icebreakers’—short talks about themselves, reading a message they'd selected from a book. 2006 T. Anderson Riding Magic Carpet (2008) vi. 194 He even knew the street in which my mother now lived—a pretty good ice-breaker really. 3. Whaling. The bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Mystacoceti > [noun] > family Balaenidae (right whale) > genus Balaena (bowhead) steeple-topc1440 Greenland whale1648 right whale1726 north-caper1731 nordcaper1762 mysticete1797 icebreaker1869 poggy1871 bowhead whale1883 bay whale1947 1869 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 33 This last named class are generally found amongst the broken ice the first of the season, and they have been known to break through...Thence they have been sometimes called ‘ice-breakers.’ 1881 Baily’s Monthly Mag. Mar. 22 The Greenland whale..is styled by whalers the ‘ice-breaker’, because it breaks great masses of ice with its head. 1910 A. D. Cameron New North xvi. 282 The king of all whales, the founder of the municipality of Herschel Island, whom his pursuers call indiscriminately the ‘Arctic Whale’,..‘Bowhead’, ‘Right Whale’, or ‘Icebreaker’. 4. A vessel specially designed or adapted for breaking a channel through the ice. Cf. ice boat n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > ice-breaker ice boat1741 icebreaker1875 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1161/2 An ice-breaker for harbors is a steam-vessel provided with means for..keeping open a channel for ships. 1890 Daily News 23 Dec. 5/5 The Finnish Government has had an icebreaker constructed strong enough to force the severest of ice. 1917 Arctic Pilot 1 32 The captains of vessels following an ice breaker in the ice will be subject to the orders of the captain of the ice breaker as regards moving in the ice. 1959 Times 16 Sept. 10/2 The Soviet atomic icebreaker Lenin left Leningrad to-day on her maiden voyage into the Baltic. 1995 Canad. Geographic Jan. 14/1 Crews aboard icebreakers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northumberland Strait began spotting coyotes on the ice surrounding Prince Edward Island. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1744
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