How to Pronounce "icebox"
word
/ˈaɪsˌbɑks/
YS-bahks
/ˈaɪsbɒks/
YS-boks
Definition
An icebox is an old-fashioned box or cabinet used to keep food cold before electric refrigerators were common, using blocks of ice to maintain a low temperature.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈaɪsˌbɑks/
British English
/ˈaɪsbɒks/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
YS-bahks
UK
YS-boks
Listen in Context
The family kept their milk in the icebox.
Please put the meat into the icebox to keep it cold.
She opened the icebox and found some cheese.
Back in the 1920s, every kitchen had an icebox instead of a fridge.