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anti-icer

American  
[an-tee-ahy-ser] / ˌæn tiˈaɪ sər /

noun

  1. a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.

  2. a fluid used in such a device.

anti-icer British  

noun

  1. a device fitted to an aircraft to prevent the formation of ice Compare de-icer

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Etymology

Origin of anti-icer

First recorded in 1930–35

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Said Chairman Tom Girdler: "The Catalina long-range patrol bombers have been in production several months equipped with the radically new thermal anti-icer."

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