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Iceboat   Listen
noun
iceboat  n.  
1.
A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation; an icebreaker.
Synonyms: icebreaker.
2.
A sailing craft with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice; it is usually propelled by a sail, and sometimes by an engine-powered propeller.
Synonyms: ice yacht.





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"Iceboat" Quotes from Famous Books



... as we came out of the delta, and for the first time Miela put the boat to the limit of its speed. The best comparison I can make, I think, to this rapid, noiseless, smooth progress, is that of sailing on an iceboat. ...
— The Fire People • Ray Cummings
... new aeroplane flying machine began to attract attention, the invention of Herr Kress. A novel feature of the machine was a device to render it of avail for Arctic travel. In shape it might be compared to an iceboat with two keels and a long stem, the keels being adapted to run on ice or snow, while the boat would float on water. Power was to be derived from a ...
— The Dominion of the Air • J. M. Bacon


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