Meaning of Icebox | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A box or compartment containing ice, typically used to keep provisions cool.
2. A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.
   UK
3. A refrigerator.
   US, dated
4. A city with a cold or snowy climate.
   US, slang
5. A prison.
   US, slang
6. A morgue.
   US, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“I moved here from the icebox of the upper Midwest.”

“‘The sister ran after them and brought them back and had Owen heaved into the icebox.’”

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