medium icebreaker

noun

A class of icebreaker that is designed to navigate through ice-covered waters, typically with a capacity to break ice up to a certain thickness at a specified speed, and often used for tasks such as maintaining navigation channels and supporting research vessels.

Meanings

nounmedium icebreaker (plural medium icebreakers)

plural medium icebreakers

  1. A class of icebreaker that is designed to navigate through ice-covered waters, typically with a capacity to break ice up to a certain thickness at a specified speed, and often used for tasks such as maintaining navigation channels and supporting research vessels.
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