cold storage
Americannoun
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the storage of food, furs, etc., in an artificially cooled place.
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a condition of suspension of action or activity; abeyance.
noun
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the storage of things in an artificially cooled place for preservation
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informal a state of temporary suspension
to put an idea into cold storage
Etymology
Origin of cold storage
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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A short video posted on X showed a massive plume of smoke rising 9 miles east of a fire at a Boyle Heights cold storage facility that has been burning since Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
These vaccines also require cold storage and may cause unintended off-target effects.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
The simple, stovetop kind: winter onions, softening in butter; carrots — either sweet from cold storage or newly pulled and still a little tender — sliced into coins.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
Half of new medicines hitting the global market from 2023 to 2027 are expected to require cold storage, up from 37% of products launched between 2013 and 2017, according to healthcare research firm IQVIA.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
And then there was the cold storage cellar, standing quiet, alone behind the barn.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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