iceboat

[ ahys-boht ]

noun

a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T-shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
a boat for breaking a navigable channel through ice; icebreaker.

Origin of iceboat

First recorded in 1745–55; ice + boat

Words Nearby iceboat

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How to use iceboat in a sentence

Lets combine a flying machine with an iceboat and beat out everybody on the lake this winter!
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
The two chums owned a small iceboat which went, on Lake Luna, by the name of scooter.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
When the pair came up they were some distance from the iceboat and also some distance from the edge of the ice.
The Mystery at Putnam Hall | Arthur M. Winfield
The iceboat was now within ten feet of the ice, so he could see Coulter quite plainly.
The Mystery at Putnam Hall | Arthur M. Winfield
Chet snapped his watch back into his pocket, raised his hand, and the iceboat tore ahead.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for iceboat

iceboat

/ (ˈaɪsˌbəʊt) /

noun

another name for icebreaker (def. 1), ice yacht

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