slushbreaker

Canada derogatory

(Canada, derogatory, shipping) an icebreaker with poor icebreaking capabilities, unable to operate year-round in Arctic or polar conditions

Japanese Meaning

破氷能力が低く、極地や北極などで通年運航が困難な破氷船（軽蔑的な表現として用いられる）

The captain refused to take the aging slushbreaker into the ice floes, calling it unsafe for true Arctic duty.

船長は老朽化して砕氷能力の低い砕氷船を氷流に入れることを拒み、それは本当の北極での任務には安全でないと述べた。

Sense（1）

(Canada, derogatory, shipping) an icebreaker with poor icebreaking capabilities, unable to operate year-round in Arctic or polar conditions

slushbreakers

（ plural ）