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icebreaker
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : an ice apron or other structure that protects a bridge pier from floating ice
2. : a ship designed or equipped (as with a reinforced bow) to make and maintain a channel through the ice
3. : the right whale of the arctic
4. : something that breaks the ice on a project or social occasion
< pictures of girls … intended as an icebreaker between us and the French officers — Nathaniel Benchley >
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