frozenfoodcompartment
nounUK /ˈfrəʊzən fuːd kəmˌpɑːtmənt/
US /ˈfroʊzən fuːd kəmˌpɑːrtmənt/
A cold box inside a fridge where you keep food frozen so it stays good for a long time.
Mom put the ice cream in the frozen food compartment so it wouldn't melt.
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2. The small freezing section at the top of a refrigerator.
The frozen food compartment at the top of our fridge is full of peas.
3. A separate low-temperature storage unit for keeping food frozen.
The shop keeps extra meat in the frozen food compartment out back.
4. A part of a fridge designed to hold frozen items at very low temperatures.
Check the frozen food compartment for the frozen pizza.