deicer

American

[dee-ahy-ser] / diˈaɪ sər /

Or de-icer

noun

a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.

Etymology

Origin of deicer

First recorded in 1930–35; deice + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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Metro added there could be some minor delays with Metrorail service so that deicer trains can clear rails of snow and ice.

From Washington Times • Jan. 3, 2022

Potassium acetate, also used as an aircraft deicer, was mistakenly used by Oklahoma in a 2015 lethal injection.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021

At most, the bins caught about 250 pounds of deicer per lane mile in a given week.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2015

Most effective and widely used device now is a deicer: B. F. Goodrich's "rubber-boot"�a rubber strip fastened in place along the leading edges of the wings.

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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