Meanings
nounde-icer (plural de-icers)
plural de-icers
- alternativeAlternative form of deicer.
These screens incorporate a layer of transparent gold film in the laminations which forms an electric heating element to act as de-icer and de-mister.
1960 February 29, “High-Voltage Electric Locomotive for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 125
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna substance used to melt ice; it can take a form of liquid or solid crystals.
Similar
ice meltice melter
Broader
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