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icebreaker
(aɪsbreɪkər)
Word forms: icebreakers
1. countable noun
An icebreaker is a large ship that sails through frozen waters, breaking the ice as it goes, in order to create a passage for other ships.
2. countable noun
An icebreaker is something that someone says or does in order to make it easier for people who have never met before to talk to each other.
This exercise can be quite a useful icebreaker for new groups.
icebreaker in British English
(ˈaɪsˌbreɪkə)
noun
1. Also called: iceboat
a vessel with a reinforced bow for breaking up the ice in bodies of water to keep channels open for navigation
2.
any tool or device for breaking ice into smaller pieces
3.
something intended to relieve mutual shyness at a gathering of strangers
icebreaker in American English
(ˈaɪsˌbreɪkər)
US
noun
1.
a sturdy, powerful vessel designed to cut channels through heavy ice
2.
a wedgelike structure for protecting a bridge pier, dock, etc. from floating ice
3.
anything serving to lessen formality or break down reserve
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