deice

• de-ice

From de- +‎ ice.

• IPA^(key): /diːˈaɪs/

deice (third-person singular simple present deices, present participle deicing, simple past and past participle deiced)

1. (transitive) To remove the ice from something.

   They had to move the plane back from the runway to de-ice the wings before takeoff.

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

     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].

2. (intransitive) To lose its ice; to thaw.
   • 1996, Jan Karon, A light in the window:

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

• deicer

• defrost

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɛcɪ/

deice f sg

1. genitive singular of deic

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deice”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “deice”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “deice”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

dēice

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēiciō

deice f sg

1. genitive singular of deic