cold storage

noun

: storage (as of food) in a cold place for preservation

: 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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However, some lily varieties grown in warmer zones will benefit from removing the bulbs from the ground or planter and placing them in cold storage for a time before replanting. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025 The Biden administration collaborated with private retail chains to build up cold storage and distribution capacity. —

Mark Zachary Taylor, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025 Breaking dormancy requires a chilling period whether the bulbs are left in the ground or dug up and removed to a cold storage area. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025 Those include cold storage and logistic giant Lineage’s $17.8 billion float and private equity group CVC's $15 billion listing. —

Iain Martin, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cold storage