ice well

== English == === Etymology === From ice +‎ well. === Noun === ice well (plural ice wells) (now rare) A well (hole in the ground) in which ice was stored in the era of the ice trade and iceboxes (18th to mid-20th centuries); often with some degree of construction over it, similar to that used with icehouses, root cellars, and springhouses. Alternative form: icewell Coordinate term: icehouse