Definitions for icebreakerˈaɪsˌbreɪ kər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ice•break•erˈaɪsˌbreɪ kər(n.)
a ship specially built for breaking navigable passages through ice.
Category: Navy
something that eases tension or relieves formality.
Category: Common Vocabulary
a tool for chopping ice into small pieces.
Princeton's WordNet
icebreaker, iceboat(noun)
a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
icebreaker(noun)
a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere
"he told jokes as an icebreaker"
Wiktionary
icebreaker(Noun)
A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.
The steel hulls of ice-breakers are much thicker than those of standard vessels.
icebreaker(Noun)
A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to relax a group of people to help them get to know each other.
The new college hallmates were awkward with each other at first, but after a game of charades as an icebreaker, they were laughing like old friends.
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