deice
verb
de·ice
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deiced;
deicing;
deices
Definition of deice
: to rid or keep free of ice
deice an airplane's wings
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Examples of deice in a Sentence
We watched while they deiced the plane before takeoff.
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But the rollout faltered last winter when deicing fluid seeped into antennae and scrambled the equipment on some aircraft. — Alison Sider, WSJ, "Why Wi-Fi Isn’t Free on Airlines," 25 July 2018 The amount of deicing salt sold in the U.S. in 1940 compared to 2010 has increased by a factor of 60. — Dustin Renwick, National Geographic, "Five years on, the Flint water crisis is nowhere near over," 25 Apr. 2019 First departures of the day can generally be deiced and on their way. — WSJ, "Boston Logan International Airport: Insiders’ Tips for Flights to and From BOS," 14 Nov. 2018 One example: Delta spent more than $20 million last year to buy a dozen additional deicing trucks in Atlanta and build more deicing pads where airplanes get sprayed with chemicals that are collected in drains. — Scott Mccartney, WSJ, "The Best and Worst U.S. Airlines of 2018," 16 Jan. 2019 The biggest factor in flight delays at Denver is deicing. — Scott Mccartney, WSJ, "Denver: The WSJ Airport Rankings’ Rocky Mountain High-Scorer," 14 Nov. 2018 Last winter, deicing fluid infiltrated some of the antennas and disrupted Wi-Fi service on board. — Ally Marotti, chicagotribune.com, "Gogo lays off 55 as it seeks to turn around struggling in-flight Wi-Fi business," 13 July 2018 Airline delays and flight cancellations related to deicing operations and poor visibility are likely at the major hubs from Cincinnati and Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City and Boston, AccuWeather said. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "Wild weather: Record cold, snow for central, eastern U.S.; Pineapple Express to soak West," 5 Apr. 2018 The airline’s hubs in Philadelphia and Chicago O’Hare each had to deice planes on 80 days during the quarter, according to President Robert Isom. — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, "DOT on-time ratings: Legacy carriers more reliable in latest report," 26 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deice.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for deice
deice
verb
English Language Learners Definition of deice
: to remove ice from (something)
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