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icebox

[ ahys-boks ]

noun

  1. an insulated cabinet or chest with a partition for ice, used for preserving or cooling food, beverages, etc.
  2. Older Use. an electric or gas refrigerator.
  3. Nautical. an enclosed area in the bottom of a vessel through which sea water can be pumped up for use in the condenser in icy waters.
  4. Slang. an isolation cell in a prison.


icebox

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noun

  1. a compartment in a refrigerator for storing or making ice
  2. an insulated cabinet packed with ice for storing food
  3. a refrigerator
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of icebox1

First recorded in 1830–40; ice + box 1
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Example Sentences

Nelson shoved him against an icebox, pulled out his gun and shot him in the abdomen, Calfo said.

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Mother Nature is finally taking us out of the icebox.

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“We often have lunch here,†said shop manager Paul Rimlinger, gesturing to a coffee machine and an “icebox†in one corner.

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It is a misdemeanor in Washington to abandon a fridge, icebox or deep freezer that is at least one and a half cubic feet in size anywhere children can access it.

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We left the rest in the icebox to chill and headed to the docks.

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