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subfreezing

American

[suhb-free-zing] / ˈsʌbˈfri zɪŋ /

adjective

below the freezing point.

Etymology

Origin of subfreezing

First recorded in 1945–50; sub- + freezing

Example Sentences

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The Williamses, after touring dozens of houses in subfreezing temperatures, managed to secure a new house in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The study, "Coordinated molecular and physiological adaptations enable activity at subfreezing temperature in the snow fly Chionea alexandriana," will appear in the April 6 volume of the journal Current Biology and feature on the cover.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

The ceremony was moved into the Capitol rotunda because of subfreezing temperatures forecast for Washington, making Trump one of the few presidents to take the oath of office indoors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025

And on Christmas in 2022, tens of thousand of people in Jackson did not have running water because the system’s pipes could not withstand the subfreezing temperatures.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

Measurements of dry atmospheric cooling in subfreezing temperatures.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis

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