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Icebreaker   /ˈaɪsbrˌeɪkər/   Listen
Icebreaker

noun
1.
A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation.  Synonym: iceboat.
2.
A beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere.





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"Icebreaker" Quotes from Famous Books



... Palmer, and offshore anchorages in Antarctica note: few ports or harbors exist on the southern side of the Southern Ocean; ice conditions limit use of most of them to short periods in midsummer; even then some cannot be entered without icebreaker escort; most antarctic ports are operated by government research stations and, except in an emergency, are not open to commercial or private vessels; vessels in any port south of 60 degrees south are subject to inspection by Antarctic ...
— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... McMurdo, Palmer, and offshore anchorages in Antarctica note: few ports or harbors exist on the southern side of the Southern Ocean; ice conditions limit use of most of them to short periods in midsummer; even then some cannot be entered without icebreaker escort; most antarctic ports are operated by government research stations and, except in an emergency, are not open to commercial or private vessels; vessels in any port south of 60 degrees south are subject to inspection ...
— The 2003 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency


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