deep freeze

verb, noun — 3 senses

deep-freeze

verbalso spelled deep-freeze

To freeze at very low temperatures.

noun

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

A chest freezer.

Canada, US A time period of very cold weather, in which the temperatures are below freezing.

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