cold storage
noun
1
: storage (as of food) in a cold place for preservation
2
: a condition of being held or continued without being acted on : abeyance
Examples of cold storage in a Sentence
food that has been taken out of cold storage
the president's domestic programs had been in cold storage while he attended to a string of international crises
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Nicole TungFrozen Spanish mackerel in cold storage at a facility owned by a Thai family of commercial fishers in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, in January 2025.
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Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 3 May 2026
The other buildings will be capable of supporting warehousing, distribution, cold storage or other light industrial uses.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The reach-in coolers need to keep food in cold storage at or under 41 degrees to prevent them from becoming bacteria farms.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The government has set up a cold storage facility in the village of Ettivayal, where the cost of storing chiles is less expensive than in private facilities.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
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Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 3 May 2026
The other buildings will be capable of supporting warehousing, distribution, cold storage or other light industrial uses.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The reach-in coolers need to keep food in cold storage at or under 41 degrees to prevent them from becoming bacteria farms.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The government has set up a cold storage facility in the village of Ettivayal, where the cost of storing chiles is less expensive than in private facilities.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cold storage
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“Cold storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20storage. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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