Icebreaker

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Related terms

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA: /ˈaɪsˌbreɪkər/

Noun

icebreaker (plural icebreakers)

1. ((nautical{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}))a ship designed to break through ice so that it can navigate on frozen seas
2. a game or other activity designed to help a group of people get to know each other

Translations

a ship designed to break through ice

Dutch: ijsbreker m. French: brise-glace m. German: Eisbrecher m. Greek: παγοθραύστης [ˌpaÉ£o̞ˈθrafstis] m., Ï€Î±Î³Î¿Î¸ÏÎ±Ï ÏƒÏ„Î¹ÎºÏŒ πλοίο [paÉ£o̞ˌθrafstiˈko̞ ˈpliˌo̞] n.

Polish: lodołamacz m. Swedish: isbrytare c.

game or other activity

Swedish: isbrytare c.

Related terms

• break the ice

zh:icebreaker