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Definition of icicle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

icicle

noun
 
/ˈaɪsɪkl/
 
/ˈaɪsɪkl/
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  1. a pointed piece of ice that is formed when water freezes as it falls down from something such as a roof
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from ice + dialect ickle ‘icicle’ (from Old English gicel).
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