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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Etymology
Origin of ice pack
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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An insulated lunch bag with an ice pack works beautifully, especially if you have a long train ride or car trip ahead of you.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
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 spent the last half of the workout on the sideline with an ice pack on his right knee.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024
Putting an ice pack or cold-water bottle on your body can achieve an instant feeling of relief.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2023
Given the near impossibility of surpassing the glaciers without the corridor, some archaeologists suggested that the first Americans must have arrived twenty thousand years ago, when the ice pack was smaller.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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