ice cave

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noun

a cave containing ice that remains unmelted during all or most of the year.

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Origin of ice cave

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby ice cave

icebox cake, icebreaker, ice bridge, ice bucket, icecap, ice cave, ice chest, ice-cold, ice cream, ice-cream cone, ice-cream parlor

How to use ice cave in a sentence

Profiting by this, Benjy quietly moved away round a colossal buttress of the berg, and took refuge in an ice-cave.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
It is an ice-cave, where the snow never melts from year's end to year's end.
Italian Alps|Douglas William Freshfield
Fill individual dishes or paper cases, stand at once in the freezing kettle or ice cave; pack and freeze from three to four hours.
Ice Creams, Water Ices, Frozen Puddings Together with Refreshments for all Social Affairs|Mrs. S. T. Rorer
So a little later the four young people set off for the ice cave.
The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound|Laura Lee Hope

Her face was white as the snow, her eyes were blue as the air in the ice-cave, and her hair hung down straight, like icicles.
At the Back of the North Wind|George MacDonald