cold storage
noun
1
: storage (as of food) in a cold place for preservation
2
: a condition of being held or continued without being acted on : abeyance
Examples of cold storage in a Sentence
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 aforementioned fridge provides 176 liters of cold storage and includes a drawer freezer.
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C.c. Weiss
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
This turns out to be quite useful in some pharmaceutical applications, including allowing drugs to dissolve more consistently, retain a longer shelf life or reduce cold storage requirements, and reducing side effects.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Nicole TungFrozen Spanish mackerel in cold storage at a facility owned by a Thai family of commercial fishers in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, in January 2025.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Boler said one tenant, an unnamed cold storage company, is already on board to lease the project’s first phase, a 780,000-square-foot warehouse with 1,000 jobs.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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C.c. Weiss
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
This turns out to be quite useful in some pharmaceutical applications, including allowing drugs to dissolve more consistently, retain a longer shelf life or reduce cold storage requirements, and reducing side effects.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Nicole TungFrozen Spanish mackerel in cold storage at a facility owned by a Thai family of commercial fishers in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, in January 2025.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Boler said one tenant, an unnamed cold storage company, is already on board to lease the project’s first phase, a 780,000-square-foot warehouse with 1,000 jobs.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cold storage
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“Cold storage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20storage. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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