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Icebreakers are specialized, expensive vessels able to navigate in the frozen far north.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Peter and co-owner Ernest Hole were also part of a group named Gay Icebreakers - a gay socialist group that ran a helpline and held regular discussion groups at the store, Mr MacSweeney added.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2021

Icebreakers, the powerful, specially designed vessels that create channels through frozen waters for cargo ships and other carriers, are vital in countries with cold climates such as Finland.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2014

"He knew his life was at risk," says Dennis Wamala, the program director at Icebreakers, a gay and lesbian support group.

From Time • Jan. 28, 2011

Icebreakers would for a while brave the Arctic gales that swept the north coast.

From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Jahns, Lewis E.