What is "icebreaker"

icebreaker \icebreaker\ n.

1. a ship with a reinforced bow and powerful engines designed to break up layers of ice on waterways and keep channels open for navigation.

   Syn: iceboat.

2. A remark or action intended to relieve tension or reduce formality when initiating conversation or beginning a speech; it is often a humorous or light remark.

alt. 1 A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas. 2 A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to relax a group of people to help them get to know each other. n. 1 A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas. 2 A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to relax a group of people to help them get to know each other.

1. n. a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation [syn: iceboat]

2. a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere; "he told jokes as an icebreaker"

Icebreaker: Who Started the Second World War?, by Viktor Suvorov ( Russian title: Ledokol, Ледокол) is a book which alleges that Stalin used Nazi Germany as an "icebreaker" to start a war in Europe which would allow for the Soviet Union to come in, clean up, and take control of all of Europe. Suvorov claims that, just as Stalin eliminated his political enemies by pitting them against one another, so too was the plan when he gave Hitler the support to attack Poland, knowing that the act would trigger a war between Germany and the United Kingdom and its allies. The principal argument is based on an analysis of Soviet military investments, diplomatic maneuvers, Politburo speeches and other data. Suvorov suggests that Stalin perceived the outcome of World War II as a loss.

Icebreaker, first published in 1983, was the third novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond. Carrying the Glidrose Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape and is the first Bond novel to be published in the United States by Putnam, beginning a long-standing association.

An icebreaker is a ship designed to move through ice-covered waters.

Icebreaker(s) or Ice Breaker(s) may also refer to:

An icebreaker is a facilitation exercise intended to help a group to begin the process of forming themselves into a team. Icebreakers are commonly presented as a game to "warm up" the group by helping the members to get to know each other. They often focus on sharing personal information such as names, hobbies, etc.

Icebreaker is a 1995 strategy/ action video game developed by Magnet Interactive Studios for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer console. Despite the critical acclaim, the game did not sell well (mostly because of 3DO's failure on the 32-bit video game market). Later, the game was also ported to Macintosh and PC, where it found a similar fate.

Despite the name, ice appears only in a fraction of the game's levels, and cannot be broken by any means. The game was so named because it was thought that its combination of simple objectives, intense action, and intellectually challenging design would make it appeal equally to casual gamers, hardcore gamers, and even non-gamers, and thus serve as a social icebreaker.

Icebreaker 2 was created but never released and, until recently, the only existing copy was in a custom built arcade style machine at creator Andrew Looney's house. Andrew Looney's Icebreaker 2 was made available for the 3DO by Older Games on August 3, 2007. By December 2007, Older Games had been purchased and is no longer selling the game. The game has a "peppy" soundtrack of simple electronic music.

Icebreaker is a UK-based new music ensemble founded by James Poke and John Godfrey. The group have established themselves as one of the UK's leading new music interpreters specializing particularly in post-minimal and " totalist" repertoire. They always play amplified and have a reputation for playing, by classical standards, "seriously loud". More recently they have also incorporated more ambient repertoire, particularly in their version of the Brian Eno album Apollo.

Icebreaker is a privately held merino wool outdoor and sport clothing designer and manufacturer, headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. It was founded in 1994 by Jeremy Moon, and now supplies its clothing to more than 4,700 stores in 50 countries. The company began by specialising in the production of merino base layer long underwear.

Icebreaker is a 2000 action film starring Sean Astin, Stacy Keach and Bruce Campbell and written and directed by David Giancola.

"Icebreaker" is a song performed by Norwegian singer Agnete. The song represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, and was written by Agnete along with Gabriel Alares and Ian Curnow. The song was released as a digital download on 2 February 2016 through Aiko Music.

A music video for the song was released on 22 April 2016.