deice

Verb

deice (third-person singular simple present deices, present participle deicing, simple past and past participle deiced)

1. (transitive) To remove ice from (something).
   • They had to move the plane back from the runway to deice the wings before takeoff.
   • The second strategy is to develop specific care and maintenance rules that will need to be strictly followed by the system operator - including the use of specialised machines to clear the permanent way of snowfall, to de-ice the rail grooves and the running of non-revenue services at night to...2020 May 6, “Advertisement feature: Preparing for climate change”, in Rail, page 43
2. (intransitive) To lose its ice; to thaw.
   • Our streets are full of a general sloshiness that lingers and won't go away, as if a glacier is deicing to the north.1996, Jan Karon, A light in the window