deice

present singular third person deices · participle present deicing · participle past deiced · past deiced · alternative de-ice

1. transitiveTo remove ice from (something).

   They had to move the plane back from the runway to deice the wings before takeoff.

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   The second strategy is to develop specific care and maintenance rules that will need to be strictly followed by the system operator - including the use of specialised machines to clear the permanent way of snowfall, to de-ice the rail grooves and the running of non-revenue services at night to prevent ice formation on the OCL [overhead contact lines].

   2020 May 6, “Advertisement feature: Preparing for climate change”, in Rail, page 43

2. intransitiveTo lose its ice; to thaw.

   Our streets are full of a general sloshiness that lingers and won't go away, as if a glacier is deicing to the north.

   1996, Jan Karon, A light in the window