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deep freezer

American  

noun

  1. freezer.


Etymology

Origin of deep freezer

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

Example Sentences

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The $2,500 he spent yielded about 300 pounds or an entire deep freezer of meat, which he hopes can get him through the next two years.

From The Wall Street Journal

A call for available deep freezer storage for an evacuee’s breast milk was met with offer upon offer.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Seattle Times

Boo Boo was selling out too much, so she purchased the deep freezer to store more frozen cups.

From Salon

The first electric ground-source heat pump is credited to American inventor Robert C. Webber, who was tinkering with a deep freezer in his cellar in the late 1940s when he realized it produced scalding water.

From The Verge