ice pack

noun

Updated on: 4 Dec 2017

Definition of ice pack

1 : an expanse of pack ice

2 : a bag or other container filled with frozen material (such as crushed ice) and applied to a body part (as to relieve pain or reduce swelling)

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Examples of ice pack in a Sentence

He had an ice pack on his sore elbow.

Recent Examples of ice pack from the Web

Line the bottom of the cooler with ice or ice packs.

— country living staff, Country Living, "Red Chile and Orange Glazed Turkey," 18 Oct. 2017
Imagine putting on a tight fitting cap (much like the feel of an ice pack) that's been in a bio-freezer forever.

— ashley abramson, SELF, "Why Some Chemo Patients Choose Expensive Cold Cap Therapy," 11 Oct. 2017
Applying heating pads or ice packs to the tender areas for a minutes several times a day can help keep swelling and pain in check, too.

— hannah orenstein, Seventeen, "This Is Why Your Boobs Hurt on Your Period," 10 Oct. 2017
Some time in training camp, Clint Boling walked through the locker room with an ice pack wrapped around one of his shoulders.

— jim owczarski, Cincinnati.com, "Bengals Walkthru: What it’s like to practice against Geno Atkins," 10 Oct. 2017
Ricardo Quaresma was the first of five (yes, five) players to be given his marching orders from the referee who may need an ice pack for his card-showing arm after the game.

— SI.com, "Ex-Spurs Flop Scores Winner in Wild Istanbul Derby That Featured FIVE Red Cards," 25 Sep. 2017
Sea ice is sparse in Arctic waters off Alaska, and the implications for animals, upcoming winter weather and next year's ice pack are reported to be profound.

— yereth rosen, Alaska Dispatch News, "Big melt season in Chukchi and Beaufort seas affects animals, people and the weather ahead," 11 Sep. 2017
When delivered, the box comes packed with ice packs and all of the ingredients labeled and bagged together.

— jamie lisanti, SI.com, "Matt Paradis's cheat meal is an over-the-top behemoth of a burger. We tried it for ourselves," 6 Sep. 2017
The recordings — and work being done elsewhere across Earth — led to many scary predictions, including the claim that global warming would melt polar ice packs and cause sea level rise across much of the planet.

— gary robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Walter Munk's 100th birthday stirs memories of Scripps golden era," 1 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of ice pack

1835

ICE PACK Defined for English Language Learners

ice pack

noun

Definition of ice pack for English Language Learners

: a container or bag filled with ice that is used to cool part of your body
: a large area of ice on the ocean formed from pieces and sheets of ice that have been pushed together by wind and waves