storage unit in which the temperature is kept at a point below freezing; freeze food quickly for long-term storage at low temperatures, refrigerate in a deep freeze
temporary inactivity or suspension; "the legislation has now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze"
A deep freeze is the same as a freezer. A condition of being held in temporary suspension or inactivity. a large metal box in which food can be stored at very low temperatures for a long time = freezer