deep freeze

See also: deep-freeze

English

Etymology

From deep +‎ freeze. Second sense appears c. 1851 in the publication Prairie Farmer.

Noun

deep freeze (plural deep freezes)

1. A chest freezer.
2. (Canada, US) A time period of very cold weather, in which the temperatures are below freezing.

Alternative forms

• deep-freeze
• deepfreeze

Translations

freezer — see freezer