iceboat

[ ahys-boht ]

noun

1. 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.
2. a boat for breaking a navigable channel through ice; icebreaker.

iceboat

/ ˈaɪsˌbəʊt /

noun

1. another name for icebreaker ice yacht

Word History and Origins

Origin of iceboat¹

First recorded in 1745–55; ice + boat

Example Sentences

Lets combine a flying machine with an iceboat and beat out everybody on the lake this winter!

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The two chums owned a small iceboat which went, on Lake Luna, by the name of scooter.

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When the pair came up they were some distance from the iceboat and also some distance from the edge of the ice.

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The iceboat was now within ten feet of the ice, so he could see Coulter quite plainly.

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Chet snapped his watch back into his pocket, raised his hand, and the iceboat tore ahead.

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