icehouse

noun

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

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More of this period was spent in warm greenhouse climates (41 percent of the period) than in icehouse climates (31 percent). John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024 So, during an icehouse period, the difference between equatorial regions and high latitudes is on the order of 30° to 50° C. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024 My wife Melanie and I purchased the old icehouse on Fifth Street for our small business, Bootleg Botanicals. Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024 In 1805, Frederic Tudor, later known as Boston’s Ice King, seized on the notion of harvesting winter itself, developing a system of icehouses around New England’s lakes and eventually shipping large ice blocks by boat. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for icehouse 

Word History

First Known Use

1666, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Dec. 2024.

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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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