deicer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of deicer
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Potassium acetate, also used as an aircraft deicer, was mistakenly used by Oklahoma in a 2015 lethal injection.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
Several dozen clues, actually, in the form of rubber bins that, when placed on the ground, can measure how much deicer is being thrown from the bridge.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2015
Unsurprisingly, the deicer was more effective in warmer temperatures, but even a nine-degree drop made the deicer all but worthless.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 31, 2015
Goodrich has developed a "deicer" consisting of a pair of rubber tubes which ordinarily lie flat against the wing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unaware that he had dented the wing and ripped a deicer, he nonchalantly took off for Nova Scotia.
From Time Magazine Archive
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