deice

verb de·ice \ (ˌ)dē-ˈīs \

|Updated on: 25 Jul 2018

Examples: deice in a Sentence

Definition of deice

transitive verb

: to rid or keep free of ice

deice an airplane's wings

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deicer

noun

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Examples of deice in a Sentence

We watched while they deiced the plane before takeoff.

Recent Examples of deice from the Web

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. 2018
Light snow falling at Noon, aircraft deicing ongoing.

— michael boren, Philly.com, "Philadelphia snow updates: Latest on weather forecast, school closings," 20 Mar. 2018
In addition to groundwater pumping, paved surfaces and deicing road salts have increased salt concentrations in bodies of freshwater across the United States, threatening the state of our drinking water at vast scales.

— theresa laverty, Smithsonian, "Where Clean Drinking Water Is Hard To Find, Bats Could Lead the Way," 2 May 2018
Before heading to the plane, pilots use the iPads to check for operational alerts: a strike in Europe closing an airport, or a memo about deicing in winter conditions.

— jack stewart, WIRED, "The Surprisingly Simple iPad Apps Pilots Use to Make Your Flight Better," 26 Apr. 2018
Some Customers Think So Number of the Day 123,000 The number of Model S cars that Tesla is recalling after discovering that bolt corrosion caused by deicing salts could cause the power steering to fail.

— gerard baker, WSJ, "The 10-Point.," 30 Mar. 2018
Detroit is a cold place in December, and since ice and airplane control surfaces don't mix, a deicing stop on the way to the runway is often necessary.

— jonathan m. gitlin, Ars Technica, "An end to in-flight Wi-Fi misery is at hand with Gogo’s 2Ku," 22 Jan. 2018

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