Definition of "de-ice" [de-ice]

• To remove ice, as from the wings of an airplane. (verb)

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• "But the airport had intermittent power outages that made it impossible to refuel or de-ice and created problems using jet bridges for fliers to disembark, JetBlue said."
• "Really, someone who pulled down 12 mil, spends more to de-ice a private jet than most people make annually understands the struggles of the little people, yep and the Brooklyn Bridge is still for sale."
• "Lacking the resources to de-ice the entire airfield rapidly, BAA was unable to operate Heathrow at full capacity for five days."