deice

verb

1. (transitive)To remove ice from (something).

   “They had to move the plane back from the runway to deice the wings before takeoff.”

   “The second strategy is to develop specific care and maintenance rules that will need to be strictly followed by the system operator - including the use of specialised machines to clear the permanent way of snowfall, to de-ice the rail grooves and the running of non-revenue services at night to prevent ice formation on the OCL [overhead contact lines].”

2. (intransitive)To lose its ice; to thaw.

   “Our streets are full of a general sloshiness that lingers and won't go away, as if a glacier is deicing to the north.”