ice-room

If Mumbai gets too hot -- or Ambani feels heat from Indian regulators -- he can retreat to one unique feature of the house: an ice-room which will be dusted by man-made snow flurries.

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One of the assistant-stewards had occasion to go to the ship's ice-room to fetch something which had been forgotten when the day's provisions were given out in the morning.

Chatterbox, 1905. Various

Fortunately, the head steward noticed that the key of the ice-room was missing, and this led to the man's discovery.

Chatterbox, 1905. Various

At some unperceived moment toward one o'clock couples descending to the ice-room find the dining-room door wide open, the signal that the supper period has commenced.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 Various

When the milk is kept over night, for the next morning's curd, temporary tables may be placed near the ice-room, to hold the pans or tubs in which it may be set, and the ice used to temper the milk to the proper degree for raising the cream.

Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings Lewis Falley Allen 1845

Before I conclude, I shall repeat what I already stated in a previous report, that the sending of live cocoons and pupæ from India and other distant countries to Europe, can easily be done, so that they will arrive alive and in good condition, if care be taken that the boxes containing these live cocoons and pupæ should not be left in the sun or near a fire (which has been the case before), and that they should at once be put in a cool place or in the ice-room of the steamer.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 Various