deice

verb de·ice \ (ˌ)dē-ˈīs \

|Updated on: 30 May 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

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
Airlines lose some high-paying business passengers who buy walk-up fares and incur extra costs from bringing in additional staff and deicing planes.

— doug cameron, WSJ, "To Manage Storms, Airlines Try to Keep Passengers Away From Airports," 21 Mar. 2018
Airline delays are likely due to deicing operations, poor visibility and a low cloud ceiling.

— doyle rice, USA TODAY, "Where's spring? Storms to wallop both coasts with rain, snow," 20 Mar. 2018

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