noun
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a bag or folded cloth containing ice, applied to a part of the body, esp the head, to cool, reduce swelling, etc
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another name for pack ice
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a sachet containing a gel that can be frozen or heated and that retains its temperature for an extended period of time, used esp in cool bags
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of ice pack
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Skye was given an ice pack and remained with her brother at nursery for the rest of the day as planned.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
He saw a female attendant with an ice pack on her head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
To keep everything fresh, Quinn also placed a reusable ice pack in the bottom level of her box.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025
Some discover their own ways of managing the debilitating pain: sitting in a hot bath while wearing an ice pack and drinking a smoothie, blasting the side of their face with a hairdryer.
From BBC ● May 31, 2025
Shackleton’s only serious concern at that point was that the ship would drift far off course with the moving ice pack, causing even more delay.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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