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ice house

British  

noun

  1. a building for storing ice

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

When it came out, I looked to see if my great-grandfather’s ice house was listed under the W’s.

From New York Times Mar. 17, 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

There, they enjoyed ice cream and chilled drinks thanks to ice harvested in winter and stored in an ice house.

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

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