icehouse

[ ahys-hous ]

/ ˈaɪsˌhaʊs /

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noun, plural ice·hous·es

[ahys-hou-ziz]. /ˈaɪsˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a building for storing ice.

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Origin of icehouse

First recorded in 1680–90; ice + house

Words nearby icehouse

ice foot, ice-free, ice front, ice giant, ice hockey, icehouse, ice island, ice jam, icekhana, Icel., Iceland

How to use icehouse in a sentence

Mr. McBride ran his upholstery shop in the old icehouse on Lee Street, a few blocks off the square in downtown Clanton.
John Grisham's Debut Short Story|John Grisham|October 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
There was also a nice little cave, made of stones, and that was almost as cool as an icehouse.
Uncle Wiggily's Travels|Howard R. Garis
Those that had not long suffered the cold of the icehouse, had all their movements, and went out briskly.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
Some smaller buildings—the icehouse, the powder house and a sort of stable for the canoes—completed the number.
The Cryptogram|William Murray Graydon

The last places to go before the fire started to burn itself out, were the icehouse and coal yard of the American Ice company.
Chicago's Awful Theater Horror|Various
In the illustration men are carrying ice to the circular-shaped, brick, icehouse.
A Pictorial Booklet on Early Jamestown Commodities and Industries|J. Paul Hudson

British Dictionary definitions for icehouse

ice house

noun

a building for storing ice

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