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How to pronounce icebreaker in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms iceboat
Type of ship
Type Words
Type of beginning, commencement, start


he told jokes as an icebreaker.

Examples of icebreaker

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The table is your appetizer, and it can be the icebreaker to get guests talking.
From the chron.com
Icebreaker is the world's leading brand in the merino outdoor clothing category.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Even though she's in the Air Force, it's right to think of her as an icebreaker.
From the nation.time.com
Icebreaker natural merino is grown in New Zealand's Southern Alps high country.
From the sfgate.com
The frozen river, with icebreaker boats ploughing through it, is quite a sight.
From the guardian.co.uk
Last week a Chinese icebreaker made the first voyage in the opposite direction.
From the guardian.co.uk
Russia leads, followed by the icebreaker fleets of Finland, Sweden, and Canada.
From the businessweek.com
We drifted broadside on, right under the bows of a large Norwegian icebreaker.
From the heraldtribune.com
The ads are just an icebreaker, he ads, to reintroduce Microsoft to consumers.
From the techcrunch.com
More examples
  • A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
  • A beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere; "he told jokes as an icebreaker"
  • An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters. Although the term usually refers to icebreaking ships, it may also refer to smaller vessels (e.g. ...
  • Icebreaker is a UK-based new music ensemble founded by James Poke and John Godfrey. The group have established themselves as one of the UK's leading new music interpreters.
  • Icebreaker is a privately-held outdoor and sport clothing designer and manufacturer, headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand. It was founded in 1995 by Jeremy Moon, and now supplies its clothing to 3,000 stores in more than 30 countries . ...
  • An icebreaker is a facilitation exercise intended to help a group to begin the process of forming themselves into a team. Icebreakers are commonly presented as a game to "warm up" the group by helping the members to get to know each other. ...
  • Icebreaker, first published in 1983, was the third novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond. ...
  • Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics (ICE) is a term used in cyberpunk literature to refer to security programs which protect computerized data from being accessed by hackers.
  • Icebreaker is a 1995 strategy/action video game developed by Magnet Interactive Studios for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer console. Despite the critical acclaim, the game did not sell well (mostly because of 3DO's failure on the 32-bit video game market). ...