iceboat

• Существительное, обозначающее судно, предназначенное для передвижения по льду: либо корабль с усиленным носом для колки льда, либо лёгкое парусное судно с полозьями для скольжения по замёрзшим поверхностям.

A noun referring to a vessel designed for travel on ice, either a ship with a reinforced bow for breaking ice or a lightweight sailing craft with runners for gliding over frozen surfaces.

1. Icebreaking shipB2formaltechnical

   A vessel designed to travel through ice-covered waters, featuring a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep water channels open.

   Ледокол

   • The coast guard deployed an iceboat to clear the frozen harbor.
   • Iceboats are essential for maintaining shipping routes in polar regions.
   • The crew strengthened the hull of the iceboat before winter.

   Синонимыicebreaker

2. Ice sailing vehicleB2formalsport

   A lightweight, often sail-powered craft with metal runners (like skates) and a cross‑shaped frame, used for traveling at high speed over ice.

   Буер

   • We spent the afternoon racing iceboats across the frozen lake.
   • The iceboat glided silently over the ice, driven by the wind.
   • He built his own iceboat from a wooden frame and steel runners.

   Синонимыice yacht