Definitions for iceboats

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iceboats ice·boat

Spelling: [ahys-boht]

IPA: /ˈaɪsˌboʊt/

Iceboats is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 405 anagrams from letters in iceboats (abceiost).

Definitions for iceboats

noun

1. a vehicle for rapid movement on ice, usually consisting of a T -shaped frame on three runners driven by a fore-and-aft sailing rig or, sometimes, by an engine operating a propeller.
2. a boat for breaking a navigable channel through ice; icebreaker.

Origin of iceboats

First recorded in 1745-55; ice + boat

Examples for iceboats

Then an iceboat, a beautiful, tempting little one, whizzed past like an arrow.

The sails were lowered and they went ashore to stretch their legs, for sitting on the iceboat rather cramped them.

It caught the sail of the iceboat and tilted the craft over in the water.

Tom brought the iceboat up to his chums, and they got aboard.

Decidedly crestfallen, they bade the policeman goodbye and returned to the iceboat.

They were just getting aboard of the iceboat when they saw another craft heave in sight.

Lets go hire that iceboat you were talking of, and have a sail on the river.

The iceboat was some distance ahead, but Tom was rapidly overhauling her.

Still giddy, he staggered and caught the iceboat for support.

The boys had an idea for a new sort of iceboat, to be run by combined wind and motor power.