Definition of "de-icing" [de-icing]

• Present participle of de-ice. (verb)

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• "While backup generators were on hand in some places, generators had to be brought to storage areas for fuel and de-icing fluid."
• "I don't mind the occasional de-icing, but this was over the top."
• "Bluestocking – de-icing planes sounds very serious – you are far more intrepid than me!"