icehouse

noun

ice·​house ˈīs-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce icehouse (audio)
ˈī-ˌsau̇s
: a building in which ice is made or stored

Examples of icehouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The icehouse held sixty thousand tons. David Owen, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2022 So did icehouse,. Erin Adler, Star Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020 The warm greenhouse climate became dramatically colder, creating an icehouse at the poles that has continued to the present day. Anamaria Silic, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2021 An evening breeze jiggled the patio lights of the West Side icehouse Jaime’s Place as patrons in cowboy boots turned from their tables to watch international pop star Luis Fonsi take the outdoor stage. Rene Guzman Staff, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2022 The proximate cause was a fire that destroyed the icehouse, but the business was doomed anyway, by the rise of artificial ice production and the growing popularity of a new consumer product: the household refrigerator. David Owen, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2022 The building, an old icehouse along the railroad tracks, also houses condos, a climbing gym and the Wasena City Tap Room — one of the 30 wineries, breweries and meaderies (yes, that’s a thing) in the Roanoke Valley. Washington Post, 4 June 2021 Outside, several outbuildings were built on the 17-acre property, including an icehouse, a library, a boathouse and gardeners’ cottages. Jaci Conry, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2020 Sullivan can recall the thrilling chill of her dad's icehouse and the burgers her mother would fry up in a cast-iron skillet on summer trips to the lakes around Fairmont. Curt Brown, Star Tribune, 29 Aug. 2020 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1666, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of icehouse was in 1666

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“Icehouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/icehouse. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.

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icehouse

noun
ice·​house ˈīs-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce icehouse (audio)
: a building in which ice is made or stored
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