cold storage

noun

Synonyms of cold storagenext
1
: storage (as of food) in a cold place for preservation
2
: a condition of being held or continued without being acted on : abeyance

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food that has been taken out of cold storage the president's domestic programs had been in cold storage while he attended to a string of international crises
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The victims in this case were OG Bitcoiners who understood the technology and who kept their stash in cold storage. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Most recently, in May 2026, Cal/OSHA issued the company six citations, following an incident during a fire in January 2026 when two workers were reportedly found locked inside a cold storage room that had been chained from the outside. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Unlike many industrial facilities located far from neighborhoods, cold storage warehouses are often built close to homes, schools and businesses to speed up food distribution. — Josh Boswell, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 The news conference, which marked the formal launch of Hilton’s general election campaign, took place at a Boyle Heights auto body shop across the street from the Lineage cold storage facility that was destroyed by a fire last month. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cold storage

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of cold storage was in 1877

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“Cold storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20storage. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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