icehouse

[ ahys-hous ]

noun

, plural ice·hous·es [ahys, -hou-ziz].

1. a building for storing ice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of icehouse¹

First recorded in 1680–90; ice + house

Example Sentences

Hothouse and icehouse climates have existed in the geological past.

From Singularity Hub 

Mr. McBride ran his upholstery shop in the old icehouse on Lee Street, a few blocks off the square in downtown Clanton.

From The Daily Beast

There was also a nice little cave, made of stones, and that was almost as cool as an icehouse.

From Project Gutenberg

Those that had not long suffered the cold of the icehouse, had all their movements, and went out briskly.

From Project Gutenberg

Some smaller buildings—the icehouse, the powder house and a sort of stable for the canoes—completed the number.

From Project Gutenberg

The last places to go before the fire started to burn itself out, were the icehouse and coal yard of the American Ice company.

From Project Gutenberg

In the illustration men are carrying ice to the circular-shaped, brick, icehouse.

From Project Gutenberg