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iceboat

• 1a n. Hist. a small boat rigged to travel over ice.

• 1b n. See quotes.

• 2 n. a strong, often triangular, frame mounted on runners and equipped with a sail and rudder, used as a pleasure craft on frozen lakes and rivers.

• 3 n. a boat equipped with runners, driven by an airscrew, and designed to operate on ice or water. See picture at scoot.

  See also: scoot  

• 4 n. Fisheries a commercial fishing boat equipped with facilities for icing, or refrigerating, caught fish.