deice

1. (transitive) To remove the ice from something.Examples: "They had to move the plane back from the runway to de-ice 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.Examples: "Our streets are full of a general sloshiness that lingers and won't go away, as if a glacier is deicing to the north."