de-ice

From de- +‎ ice.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈaɪs/
• Rhymes: -aɪs

de-ice (third-person singular simple present de-ices, present participle de-icing, simple past and past participle de-iced)

1. To remove ice, as from the wings of an airplane.

   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].

• de-
• ice