icebox

noun

ice·​box ˈīs-ˌbäks How to pronounce icebox (audio)

Examples of icebox in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The crisper drawer of your refrigerator, or any icebox location far away from odorous foods, is the best locale. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2024 Some evenings my father would return home with a nose like Rudolph’s, near-frostbitten from hours filling sausage casings in a subzero icebox. Gabriel H. Sanchez, New York Times, 11 June 2024 The softening earth could also unleash viruses, chemicals or mercury, a recent study warned—a Pandora's icebox of unexpected consequences. Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024 Wear Comfortable Clothing Airplane cabin climate settings seem to vacillate between icebox and toaster oven, with no habitable happy medium in between. Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for icebox 

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Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of icebox was in 1792

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“Icebox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icebox. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.

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icebox

noun
ice·​box -ˌbäks How to pronounce icebox (audio)

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