Meaning

noun a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation

noun a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der. Proto-Germanic *īsą Proto-West Germanic *īs Old English īs Middle English is English ice English boat English iceboat From ice + boat.

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