coolroom
English
Etymology
Noun
coolroom (plural coolrooms)
- (chemistry) An item of laboratory equipment: a large cupboard, or room kept below room temperature, for long-term stable storage.
- An item of restaurant equipment. A large cupboard, or room kept at a temperature lower than room temperature for long term, stable storage of perishable foods.
- 2009 February 16, Cheryl Critchley, “He did it for the kids”, in Herald Sun[1]:
- Mr Thorneycroft, 43, doused deadly embers while 20 women and children sheltered in the Kinglake National Park Hotel coolroom with their pets.