1. to remove ice from a surface, especially an aircraft windshield or wings
Usage: transitive verb; commonly used in aviation and winter vehicle maintenance

Examples

• The ground crew had to deice the airplane before takeoff.
• She used a scraper to deice her car windshield this morning.
• The airport sprayed deicing fluid on the runway.
• We need to deice the steps before someone slips.
• Modern aircraft have systems to deice the wings automatically during flight.