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ice-free

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Free of all ice; not covered in ice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

free of ice and open to travel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an ice-free channel in the river

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ice + -free.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: ijsvrij — free of ice
  • Esperanto: senglacia — free of ice
  • Estonian: jäävaba — free of ice
  • German: eisfrei — free of ice
  • Norwegian Bokmål: isfri — free of ice
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: isfri — free of ice
  • Swedish: isfri — free of ice
Real reading context

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