1. Le brise-glace est originairement une pièce de bois à angle aigu, assemblée sur l'avant-bec d'un pont destiné à briser les glaces et les écarter. L'orthographe brise-glaces est également rapportée dans certains dictionnaires, mais moins fréquente que l'autre.
2. Début, introduction.
3. [noun] A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.
4. [noun] A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to relax a group of people to help them get to know each other.
5. [noun] A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation.
6. [noun] A beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere; 'he told jokes as an icebreaker'.
