coolroom
nounEtymology From cool + room.
1
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences An item of laboratory equipment: a large cupboard, or room kept below room temperature, for long-term stable storage.
2
A large cupboard or room kept below room temperature for the long-term stable storage of perishable foods in a restaurant.
- Mr Thorneycroft, 43, doused deadly embers while 20 women and children sheltered in the Kinglake National Park Hotel coolroom with their pets.2009 February 16, Cheryl Critchley, “He did it for the kids”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2009:
- Related terms
- cool store