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ice house

British  

noun

  1. a building for storing ice

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But he survived the pandemic slump with the place he opened in Old Town Alexandria, in an old ice house.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023

They were transforming a century-old Bronx ice house into a charter school.

From New York Times • May 30, 2022

Until the burly men at the ice house loaded two big bags of ice into the back.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2021

A decade ago, I visited an ice house in Madras, modern-day Chennai – now known as Vivekananda House – an engineering marvel.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2020

When her ice house was completed and her skins were spread over the floor, she sat down and took out the totem of Amaroq.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George