icebreaker
A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can…A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.
» The icebreaker set sail for the north.
Der Eisbrecher hat nach Norden abgelegt.
Значення
значень: 3A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.
The steel hulls of ice-breakers are much thicker than those of standard vessels.
Eisbrecher
ледоко́лledokól
кригола́мkryholám
a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
(переносно)A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to ease tension and encourage interaction among individuals in a situation where they do not know each other well.
The new college hallmates were awkward with each other at first, but after a game of charades as an icebreaker, they were laughing like old friends.
Kennenlernspiel
A lively song and dance routine at the start of a musical.
Приклади
речень: 5The icebreaker set sail for the north.
deDer Eisbrecher hat nach Norden abgelegt. — Esperantostern
The icebreaker has set sail for the north.
deDer Eisbrecher hat nach Norden abgelegt. — Esperantostern
An icebreaker is breaking a path through the ice.
ruЛедокол пробивает путь во льдах. — nina99nv
An icebreaker can carve a channel in the ice fifteen meters wide.
Icebreakers are used to carry cargo and break ice.
Переклади
мов: 9За значеннями 1
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Походження
From ice + breaker, in the figurative sense from the expression to break the ice.From ice + breaker, in the figurative sense from the expression to break the ice.
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Форми
множина: icebreakersСиноніми
синонімів: 1- a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation:iceboat