the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A strong steamboat for breaking a channel through ice.
n. A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation; an icebreaker.
n. a sailing craft with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice; it is usually propelled by a sail, and sometimes by an engine-powered propeller.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A strong boat, propelled by steam, used to break a channel through ice.
n. A triangular or boat-shaped frame mounted on runners, and fitted with a mast, sails, etc., for sailing on ice.
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n. a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice
n. a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
Word Usage
"In northern Maine, a paper in New Brunswick reported, "Canadian liquor in quantities from one gallon to a truckload is being hidden in the northern woods and distributed by automobile, sled and iceboat, on snowshoes and on skis.""