cold store
noun
a refrigerated compartment or building for keeping foods, furs, etc., in cold storage.
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cold-storeverb (used with object)to store in cold storage.
cold store
1 Americannoun
cold-store
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[kohld-stawr, -stohr, -stawr, -stohr]
/ ˈkoʊldˈstɔr, -ˈstoʊr, -ˌstɔr, -ˌstoʊr /
verb (used with object)
cold-stored,
cold-storing
Etymology
Origin of cold store
First recorded in 1890–95; by back formation from cold storage
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The cold store is kept at -18C to comply with UK legislation.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
It would also be feasible to transform the skin cells in Oliver’s cold store into new living creatures.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2018
One of them had tended the town's cold store, a general store with refrigerated and frozen items.
From US News ● Sep. 29, 2016
Saturday in the cold store, Mo'tassim's body was covered up to the neck with a blanket.
From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2011
The cold store cellar on the edge of the property became my favorite place.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
Specialty flours: “Those go bad pretty quickly,” Kimball says, but not if you cold-store them.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2019
The time during which soft fruit can be kept even in cold-store is limited, and does not exceed about six weeks.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
Dr Coussios told the surgeon to transplant the cold-stored livers first.
From Economist ● Jan. 25, 2018
Summon the YouTube spectre of him in his 1960s pomp and you'll discover a performer seemingly cold-stored at his very moment in the sun.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2012
Ploeg's study found that machine-preserved kidneys performed consistently better than cold-stored kidneys no matter who the donor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among the patients who received a cold-stored kidney, 89 developed a condition called delayed graft function in which the kidney fails to function immediately after transplant.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cheese should only be cold-stored when nearly ripe and should not be frozen.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
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