icebox

ice·box

I0008100 (īs′bŏks′)n.1. An insulated chest or box into which ice is placed, used for cooling and preserving food.2. A refrigerator.

icebox

(ˈaɪsˌbɒks) n1. a compartment in a refrigerator for storing or making ice2. an insulated cabinet packed with ice for storing food3. US and Canadian a refrigerator

ice•box

(ˈaɪsˌbɒks)

n. 1. an insulated cabinet with a compartment for ice, used for cooling food and beverages. 2. a refrigerator.

Icebox

The common name for an insulated cabinet that used blocks of ice to keep food stored in the cabinet cool. Since ice was only available to those rural inhabitants who lived in climates where ice could be harvested and stored in the winter for later use in the summer, iceboxes had only limited rural usage. The then current dictionaries referred to such insulated boxes not as iceboxes but, rather, as refrigerators. Those who grew up in the “icebox” era often referred to electric refrigerators as iceboxes.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

icebox - white goods in which food can be stored at low temperaturesrefrigeratorcooler, ice chest - a refrigerator for cooling liquidsdrip pan - pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid wasteelectric refrigerator, fridge - a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motorrefrigeration system - a cooling system for chilling or freezing (usually for preservative purposes)white goods - large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel

Translations

冷藏库

Icebox

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