deep freeze

See also: deep-freeze

English

Etymology

deep + freeze. Second sense appears c. 1851 in the publication Prairie Farmer.

Noun

deep freeze (plural deep freezes)

  1. A chest freezer.
  2. (Canada, US) A time period of very cold weather, in which the temperatures are below freezing.

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