icebox
See also: ice box
English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
icebox (plural iceboxes)
- A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool. [from 19th c.]
- (UK) A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.
- (US, dated) A refrigerator. [from 20th c.]
- (US, slang) A prison. [from 20th c.]
- 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 53:
- ‘The sister ran after them and brought them back and had Owen heaved into the icebox.’
- 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 53:
- (US, slang) A morgue.
Translations
box or compartment containing ice
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compartment of a refrigerator used as a freezer
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refrigerator — see refrigerator
Synonyms
- cool box
- cooler
- coolbox
- chilly bin (New Zealand)
- esky (Australia)
Further reading
Adjective
icebox (not comparable)
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