icehouse

American  

[ahys-hous] / ˈaɪsˌhaʊs /

noun

plural

icehouses

1. a building for storing ice.

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Etymology

Origin of icehouse

First recorded in 1680–90; ice + house

Example Sentences

As ice locked up water, vast shallow seas dried out, triggering an "icehouse climate" and radically altering ocean chemistry.

From Science Daily

The musician, who would become synonymous with Key West, started leasing the old icehouse in the city’s historic seaport district in 1986.

From The Wall Street Journal

The icehouse, used as a living space, became “a site of convivial socializing among musicians and cognoscenti.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The Earth today is like an icehouse, with ice sheets at both poles and comparatively lower carbon dioxide concentrations, but this has been rare rather than commonplace through the planet's history.

From Salon

Frank would have to make sure that there were ample supplies of wine and other drinks, as well as ice cut in the winter and stored in an icehouse for summertime use.

From Literature