Phrase guide

deicing boot

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An inflatable rubber membrane attached to aircraft surfaces to permit mechanical deicing in flight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • 1976 December 31, Aviation Unit and Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Manual: Army Models U-21A, RU-21A, and RU21D, Change No. 18, US Army, Aviation Unit and Aviation Intermediate Reference Manual TM 55-1510-209-23-1, Volume 1, WAR-5, An aircraft shall not be flown with a damaged deicing boot.
  • 2009, K. C. Khurana, Aviation Management: Global Perspectives, Global India Publications, page 51, Deicing boots were invented by the B.F. Goodrich Corporation in 1923 in Akron, Ohio.

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  • Finnish: paisuntakumi — aviation: inflatable rubber membrane