deicing
Melting frozen buildup
Deicing is removing ice from a surface, especially from aircraft, roads, or windshields.
Airlines deice planes before takeoff in winter weather, spraying them with heated glycol solutions.
Road crews spread salt for deicing highways.
The flight was delayed for deicing.
Also spelled de-icing.
Dispersing liquid as mist
- scrapingRubbing away material
- heatingRaising temperature artificially
- thawingFrozen matter liquefying
- meltingSolid-to-liquid transition
application · removal · brush · squeegee · infrared · forced-air · boot · pneumatic
Sodium chloride compound
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- sandFine rock particles
- plowTool for turning soil
snowplow · spreader · scraper · grader · pavement · asphalt · concrete · bridge
Nitrogenous metabolic waste compound
- sandFine rock particles
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- brineWater saturated with sodium
- antifreezeEngine cooling additive
surfactant · dye · thickener
Thin ice coating
- iceWater's solid form
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
- rimeGranular ice deposit
glaze · freeze · thaw · temperature · humidity · precipitation · accumulation · buildup
spraying
Dispersing liquid as mist
melting · application · removal · brush · squeegee · infrared · forced-air · boot · pneumatic · chemical
salt
Sodium chloride compound
plow · snowplow · spreader · scraper · grader · pavement · asphalt · concrete · bridge · overpass
urea
Nitrogenous metabolic waste compound
antifreeze · surfactant · dye · thickener
frost
Thin ice coating
rime · glaze · freeze · thaw · temperature · humidity · precipitation · accumulation · buildup · contamination
wing
Limb enabling flight
- tailplaneRear aircraft pitch surface
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- propellerRotating blades creating thrust
airfoil · leading-edge · rotor · nacelle · radome · stabilizer · flap · aileron · rudder · elevator
tarmac
Paved airport surface
pre-flight · pushback · taxi · departure · delay · gate · ramp · clearance · inspection · queue
- Air Travelboarding, airline, flight attendants, takeoff, landing
- thawing actionsdefrosting, melting, unfreezing, thaw, defrost
- aviation jargoncockpit, fuselage, jetway, pushback, holding pattern
- Runwaysairport runway, runway lights, landing strip, airstrip, grass strip
- winter roadssnow plow, snowplow, road salt, plowing, snow removal
- ground handlingground crew, pushback, marshaller, marshalling, tug
deicingicing
Sweet cake covering
freezing · ice formation · frosting · ice buildup · glazing
- deicing fluidLiquid that removes frost
frozen, icing, frosting, icicle, deice, deiced, deices, de-icing, anti-icing