sharp-freeze
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of sharp-freeze
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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For safe preservation, most locker plants use the "sharp-freeze" method, whereby food is flash-frozen at minus 20-30� F., wrapped in special paper, stored away in the lockers at zero.
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