a starkwater, a starling, a post in a river, upstream from a bridge, intended to break the ice and protect the bridge · an icebreaker; a ship capable of (and intended for) breaking ice, to open routes for other ships in the winter · an icebreaker; a joke or exercise that makes people relax and willing to communicate
çekim: çoğul isbrytares · tamlayan isbrytares
köken: is + bryta + -are, used in Swedish since 1801 (post in a river) and 1883 (ship). Obsolete synonyms for icebreaker (ship) are isbräckare (1845) and isbråkare (1859).