also icebreaker
( ice-breakers)
1.
An ice-breaker is a large ship which sails through frozen waters, breaking the ice as it goes, in order to create a passage for other ships.
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2.
An ice-breaker is something that someone says or does in order to make it easier for people who have never met before to talk to each other.
This exercise can be quite a useful ice-breaker for new groups.
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