icebox

[ ahys-boks ]
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noun
  1. an insulated cabinet or chest with a partition for ice, used for preserving or cooling food, beverages, etc.

  2. Older Use. an electric or gas refrigerator.

  1. Nautical. an enclosed area in the bottom of a vessel through which sea water can be pumped up for use in the condenser in icy waters.

  2. Slang. an isolation cell in a prison.

Origin of icebox

1
First recorded in 1830–40; ice + box1

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British Dictionary definitions for icebox

icebox

/ (ˈaɪsˌbɒks) /


noun
  1. a compartment in a refrigerator for storing or making ice

  2. an insulated cabinet packed with ice for storing food

  1. US and Canadian a refrigerator

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