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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It will decide where to mine regolith and extract the ice water that, separated into hydrogen and oxygen, becomes rocket fuel for everything that comes next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
From plunging your face into bowls of ice water to rolling frozen tools across your cheeks, social media is full of quick fixes promising to depuff your face in minutes.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
The hidden image became clear only after the film was placed in ice water or gradually heated.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026
Watching these teens, the summer before they leave for college, attempt to wash honey-chipotle sauce off their fingers with instantly refilled mugs of ice water, I felt my heart warm.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025
We ate it at a table in the Temperance tent, sliced chicken washed down with ice water.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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