/ ˈaɪsɪkl; NAmE / noun
a pointed piece of ice that is formed when water freezes as it falls down from sth such as a roof
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from ice + dialect ickle icicle (from Old English gicel ).
/ ˈaɪsɪkl; NAmE / noun
a pointed piece of ice that is formed when water freezes as it falls down from sth such as a roof
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from ice + dialect ickle icicle (from Old English gicel ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005