- a cabinet, box, or room with ice in it for keeping foods, etc., cold
- Old-fashioned a similar cabinet or room operating by mechanical refrigeration
icebox
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icebox
noun
- An insulated chest or box into which ice is placed, used for cooling and preserving food.
- A refrigerator.
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Noun
(plural iceboxes)
- A box or compartment containing ice. [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) A refrigerator. [from 20th c.]
- (US slang) A prison. [from 20th c.]
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