English Dictionary

icebreaker

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈaɪsˌbɹeɪkəɹ/

名詞

比喩的用法

A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.

日本語の意味

凍結した海域での航行を可能にするため、氷を砕く機能を備えた船 / 船自身や後続の船が凍った海を安全に航行できるように設計された船

The icebreaker plowed through the frozen harbor, clearing a path for the supply convoy.

砕氷船は凍った港を切り開き、補給の護送船団のために航路を開いた。

意味（1）

A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.

Coordinate term: slushbreaker

意味（2）

(figuratively) A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to relax a group of people to help them get to know each other.

The new college hallmates were awkward with each other at first, but after a game of charades as an icebreaker, they were laughing like old friends.

意味（3）

(theater) A lively song and dance routine at the start of a musical.

At the moment the curtain went up there had to be a lively ensemble number of principals and chorus singing and dancing, the traditional “icebreaker” that also covered up the noise of late-arriving ticket holders getting to their seats.

icebreakers （ plural ）