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iceboat

noun
ice·​boat | \ ˈīs-ˌbōt How to pronounce iceboat (audio) \

Definition of iceboat

: a skeleton boat or frame on runners propelled on ice usually by sails

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Examples of iceboat in a Sentence

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 Thousands watched as local hockey clubs battled one another and the Skate Sailing Association of America held competitions, including one in 1926 that featured 21 iceboats on blades that sailed over a three-mile course. — Anchorage Daily News, "Extreme climate change has arrived in America. Here are the fastest-warming places.," 13 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of iceboat

1748, in the meaning defined above

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