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icebox
[ ahys-boks ]
noun
- an insulated cabinet or chest with a partition for ice, used for preserving or cooling food, beverages, etc.
- Older Use. an electric or gas refrigerator.
- 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.
- Slang. an isolation cell in a prison.
icebox
/ ˈaɪsˌbɒks /
noun
- a compartment in a refrigerator for storing or making ice
- an insulated cabinet packed with ice for storing food
- a refrigerator
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Example Sentences
In and out of the icebox, you’ll want to keep your provisions organized.
I knew nights and mornings would feel like an icebox, days like the blue flames of a bonfire.
The milk was mixed and ready in individual containers in the icebox but Kate had told him to be sure and have it warm.
The icebox gave me a cold Jumbo bottle and I turned on our little portable set.
A dirty icebox is almost as bad as none at all, because food will decay or take on unpleasant odors from other foods.
Grdznth problem getting to be a PRoblem, need expert icebox salesman to get gators out of hair fast.
Some prefer it decidedly cold (chilled in the icebox), others only slightly cold.
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