iceboat

American  

[ahys-boht] / ˈaɪsˌboʊt /

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.

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iceboat British  

/ ˈaɪsˌbəʊt /

noun

1. another name for icebreaker ice yacht

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Etymology

Origin of iceboat

First recorded in 1745–55; ice + boat

Example Sentences

If we know how fast an iceboat is moving, we can use integration to determine how far it travels.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Recalling that Andrew’s iceboat travels at twice the wind speed, and assuming he moves in a straight line away from his starting point, how far is Andrew from his starting point after 1 hour?

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

His success in electrical work allowed him to spare no expense on the $9,000 iceboat.

From Washington Times • Mar. 12, 2016

Word spread of the two boats meeting, and the weekend became an iceboat summit.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2014

Talking with men in the Transient-House I heard of the fur trade up the river, how licensed trappers went up and downriver by sledge or iceboat through Tarrenpeth Forest almost to the Ice.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin