ice water
Americannoun
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water chilled with or as if with ice.
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melted ice.
noun
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water formed from ice
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Also called: iced water. drinking water cooled by refrigeration or the addition of ice
Etymology
Origin of ice water
First recorded in 1715–25
Example Sentences
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With his team, he workshopped lines they hoped would be like a bucket of ice water, including a slogan Carney had used before: “Nostalgia is not a strategy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Soon after, former Utah basketball player and sports content creator Hunter Mecum posted a video on Instagram in which he dumped a large bowl of ice water on himself in Johnson’s honor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Videos upon videos of Americans ditching ice water for hot water in the morning, boiling apples into tea, and saying that we have met them “at a very Chinese time” in their lives.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2026
The hidden image became clear only after the film was placed in ice water or gradually heated.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026
In all the years I’d known him, we’d never had a conversation that hadn’t been a sham to lure him through a door with a bucket of ice water balanced on top.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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