Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A substance, such as rock salt or ethylene glycol, used to melt or prevent the formation of ice, as on roads, windshields, or aircraft wings.
- noun A device or machine that strews or sprays such substances.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a devie that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Chemical substance to
melt ice orsnow deposited on roads, vehicles or other surfaces.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sure, you could pay for a commercial deicer, but why bother if you have a spray bottle and vinegar?
Three Cheap Recipes For DIY Windshield De-Icers - The Consumerist 2009
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School Superintendent Linda Burgee posted a message on the FCPS Webpage in which she encouraged people to help out: I encourage every able citizen to lend a shovel, snow blower, ice pick or deicer to the snow removal effort in your community.
Archive 2010-02-01 Matt Johnston 2010
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Related expenses include overtime, contractors and supplies such as salt, deicer and fuel for snow removal equipment.
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Next time you sprinkle deicer in your driveway, sprinkle a little extra on that ice patch in the street.
Archive 2010-02-01 Matt Johnston 2010
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School Superintendent Linda Burgee posted a message on the FCPS Webpage in which she encouraged people to help out: I encourage every able citizen to lend a shovel, snow blower, ice pick or deicer to the snow removal effort in your community.
More Frederick County Schools Failure Matt Johnston 2010
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Next time you sprinkle deicer in your driveway, sprinkle a little extra on that ice patch in the street.
More Frederick County Schools Failure Matt Johnston 2010
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After snow melt/deicer loosens the bond, you should shovel off or sweep away the snow or ice to prevent it from bonding to the surface again.
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Can a deicer damage my driveway and harm my plants?.
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After snow melt/deicer loosens the bond, you should shovel off or sweep away the snow or ice to prevent it from bonding to the surface again.
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When temps drop below 32°F, sprayers will automatically coat the road with deicer.
Thwarting Disaster: Bridges That Can Withstand Anything Candice Chan 2009
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