icehouse

noun

ice·​house ˈīs-ˌhau̇s 

ˈī-ˌsau̇s

: a building in which ice is made or stored

Examples of icehouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The site has the Watkins house built in 1850 equipped with a summer kitchen, smoke house, icehouse and fruit dry house. — Zuri Primos july 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Most of the exhibitions in this former-icehouse-turned-art-space spotlight Icelandic artists, though some feature international creators as well. — Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

At my neighborhood icehouse the regular customers were reading the papers and talking about times when cattle and other animals were the main draw at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. — Leon Hale, Houston Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026

In contrast, during icehouse climates, the carbon sequestration into Earth's oceans dominated, lowering atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and triggering cooling. — Ben Mather, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1666, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for icehouse

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse

Kids Definition

icehouse

noun

ice·​house ˈīs-ˌhau̇s 

: a building in which ice is made or stored