Definition of Deepfreeze
—used for a freezer for food storage
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verb
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Definition of deep-freeze
First Known Use of deep-freeze
1943
noun
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ˈdēp-ˌfrēz
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Definition of deep freeze
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: cold storage 2
- a bill … in deep freeze awaiting a new congress
- —Newsweek
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: intense cold
Examples of deep freeze in a Sentence
This part of the world experienced a deep freeze for several thousand years.
a period of deep freeze
Recent Examples of deep freeze from the Web
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The Arctic’s potential has always been there; it has just been locked in a deep freeze.
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Since 2009, the home has been their slice of heaven, a tropical paradise far removed from the long winter nights and deep freezes of the upper Midwest.
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The once-cozy ties between Kuala Lumpur and Pyongyang went into a deep freeze after Najib expelled the North Korean ambassador and banned travel between the countries.
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With Raúl Castro’s term as Cuban president set to end Thursday and a generational shift in power expected to take place, U.S.-Cuba relations in some ways seem to have returned to the deep freeze of the Cold War era.
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Everyone’s talking about France’s deep freeze, with temperatures dipping just below zero degrees Celsius.
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But there are signs that the deep freeze for superheroes is thawing.
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Since then, Swiss-EU relations have gone into the deep freeze and new agreements put on hold.
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During the ceremonies, Pence and the North Korean delegation sat near one another in the stands but did not shake hands or publicly acknowledge each other, suggesting the deep freeze in relations was holding.
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First Known Use of deep freeze
1948
deep freeze Synonyms
Synonyms
abeyance, cold storage, doldrums, dormancy, holding pattern, latency, moratorium, quiescence, suspense, suspension;
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Related Words
inaction, inertia, inertness, motionlessness;
coma, hibernation, hypnosis, repose, rest, sleep, slumber, torpor;
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