Definitions

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  • noun a deep sleep during which the body is stored at very cold temperature, to preserve it; cryogenic sleep.

Etymologies

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cold +‎ sleep

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Examples

  • Nor does "How to invest if you're sure you'll go into coldsleep ten years from now and wake up in the 23rd century."

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  • Earth has destroyed itself, and the last survivors are plucked from coldsleep on their journey to the stars by well meaning aliens.

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  • O'Brien was crouched near the side of the coldsleep chamber.

    The Long Night Dean Wesley Smith 2000

  • O'Brien was crouched near the side of the coldsleep chamber.

    The Long Night Dean Wesley Smith 2000

  • You were poisoned by the coldsleep drugs that we took.

    The City Who Fought McCaffrey, Anne 1993

  • One or two may have endo - crine behavioral problems from the coldsleep drugs.

    The City Who Fought McCaffrey, Anne 1993

  • "Preliminary analysis: death from overdose of coldsleep drugs, combined with oxygen starvation and dehydration when cocoon failed to properly deploy."

    The City Who Fought McCaffrey, Anne 1993

  • With climate-controlled holds, she could be easily and cheaply rqrigged to hold families or troops in coldsleep.

    The City Who Fought McCaffrey, Anne 1993

  • The memory swept over her again: the crowded chamber and the sickly-sweet taste at the back of her mouth as the coldsleep injection took effect

    The City Who Fought McCaffrey, Anne 1993

  • On single-crewed vessels the pilot would often use coldsleep, relying on die AI systems to handle the simple and tedious work of long interstellar transits.

    The City Who Fought McCaffrey, Anne 1993

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