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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On top of this lobster heist that’s grabbing headlines, a load of crabs being shipped from a cold storage facility in Massachusetts also went missing on December 2, The Boston Globe reported.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
According to Wang, the facility has a higher than 95 percent cold storage efficiency.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
Although no products will be manufactured on-site, the location will include a cold storage room housing the frozen treats.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
Although the bacterium can contaminate many types of food, cheeses or deli meats that are kept in cold storage for long periods in stores or at home are a place where listeria can keep growing.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
According to Wang, the facility has a higher than 95 percent cold storage efficiency.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
Although no products will be manufactured on-site, the location will include a cold storage room housing the frozen treats.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
Although the bacterium can contaminate many types of food, cheeses or deli meats that are kept in cold storage for long periods in stores or at home are a place where listeria can keep growing.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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 9 Jan. 2026.
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