ice door
ice door is the ellipsis of ice delivery door.
Meaning of ice delivery door
Noun
ice delivery door (plural ice delivery doors)
- A small exterior door to a house that opens to a built-in icebox (“cold food storage unit cooled by ice”) ice container compartment, so that the ice delivery man can place fresh ice directly into the ice container in an ice box. (As iceboxes were replaced by refrigerators, these doors fell out of use and were no longer built.)
- Synonyms:
- ice door
Forms of ice door
| plural | ice doors |
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Questions about ice door
- What is ice door the ellipsis of?
- Ice door is the ellipsis of ice delivery door.
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