iceboat

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noun

An ice yacht.

Similar
icebreakerice yachtscooter
OriginEnglish boat ← Middle English bot ← Old English bāt →
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Meanings

nouniceboat (plural iceboats)

plural iceboats · alternative ice boat

  1. An ice yacht.
  2. An icebreaker; a ship that breaks through ice.
verbiceboat (third-person singular simple present iceboats, present participle iceboating, simple past and past participle iceboated)

present singular third person iceboats · participle present iceboating · participle past iceboated · past iceboated · alternative ice boat

  1. intransitiveTo travel by ice yacht.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation

Similar
icebreaker
Broader
ship

nouna sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice

Similar
ice yachtscooter
Broader
vesselwatercraft
Also see
icebreakerice yachtscooter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eyH-so-
  3. Proto-Germanic*īsą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*īs
  5. Old Englishīs
  6. Middle Englishis
  7. Englishice
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeyd-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰóydos
  10. Proto-Germanic*baitaz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*bait
  12. Old Englishbāt
  13. Middle Englishbot
  14. Englishboat
  15. Englishiceboat

From ice + boat.

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Cite this entry
APA

iceboat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iceboat

MLA

“iceboat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iceboat. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iceboat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iceboat.

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