iceboat

[ahys-boht]

ice·boat

[ahys-boht]
noun
1.
a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T-shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
2.
a boat for breaking a navigable channel through ice; icebreaker.

Origin:
1745–55; ice + boat
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iceboat (ˈaɪsˌbəʊt)
 
n
icebreaker another name for ice yacht

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