natural ice
Winter pond surface
Natural ice is ice formed by freezing temperatures in nature rather than by mechanical refrigeration.
The term distinguishes ice harvested from frozen lakes, rivers, and ponds from manufactured ice.
Before refrigeration became widespread, natural ice was cut into blocks and stored for year-round use: The icehouse was stocked with natural ice each winter.
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- pondSmall still body
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- frostThin ice coating
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- ice tradeicehouses, iceboxes, delivery routes, cold chain
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