iceboating

iceboating
noun Date: 1879 the sport of sailing in iceboats • iceboater noun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • iceboating — See iceboater. * * * ▪ sport also called  Ice Yachting,         a winter sport of sailing and racing on ice in modified boats. An iceboat is basically a sailboat that travels on thin blades, or runners, on the surface of the ice. An iceboat… …   Universalium

  • iceboating — noun The act of travelling in a iceboat …   Wiktionary

  • iceboating — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the sport of sailing in iceboats …   Useful english dictionary

  • iceboater — iceboating, n. /uys boh teuhr/, n. a person who races iceboats, esp. as a hobby or in competition. [1960 65; ICEBOAT + ER1] * * * …   Universalium

  • iceboater — iceboating, n. /uys boh teuhr/, n. a person who races iceboats, esp. as a hobby or in competition. [1960 65; ICEBOAT + ER1] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ice boat — An ice boat (often spelled as iceboat , once called an ice scooter) is a boat or purpose built framework similar in appearance to a sail boat but fitted with skis or runners (skates) and designed to run over ice instead of (liquid) water, known… …   Wikipedia

  • ice yachting — ice yachting, = iceboating. (Cf. ↑iceboating) …   Useful english dictionary

  • iceboater — noun see iceboating …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • List of sports — The following is a list of sports, divided by category. There are many more sports to be added. This system has a disadvantage because some sports may fit in more than one category.Soccer is currently the most watched and played sport in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Grosse Pointe Yacht Club — The Grosse Pointe Yacht Club is a private marina and sailing club founded in 1914 and located on the shore of Lake St. Clair in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan. It originated in 1914 through the efforts of a group of 25 sailing and iceboating… …   Wikipedia

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