icehouse

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icehouse¹

  • /ˈaɪsˌhaʊs/ US

Where it comes from

From ice + house.

noun icehouses · ice house · ice-house

  1. historical A warehouse for the storage of ice for commercial purposes.

    Similar: conservatory

  2. UK An outbuilding or cellar for the storage of ice for personal use and sometimes also for the storage of food at a low temperature.
  3. US, colloquial An ice hockey rink.
  4. A cold state in global climate.

    Opposite: greenhouse, hothouse

  5. Texas A convenience store.

Icehouse²

proper noun

  1. a game of strategy played with pyramidal pieces

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noun a deep cellar or outdoor building used for the storage of ice

Españolnevero artificial, nevera, pozo de la nieve, pozo de nieve, glacería
한국어빙실 bingsil
日本語氷室
中文冰窖 bīngjiào
Françaisglacière
DeutschEiskeller, Eishaus
Italianoneviera, ghiacciaia
Românăghețărie
Русскийле́дник lédnik
العربيةبَيْت جَلِيد bayt jalīd, بَيْت الْجَلِيد bayt al-jalīd

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@misc{icehouse_2026,
  title = {icehouse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/icehouse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}