DEAD STORAGE

dead storage.The stowage of goods, esp.  motor vehicles, for a long time in a public storage area,  as  opposed  to  the  daily  or  regular  stowage  of  goods  in  active  use.  Cf.  LIVE  STORAGE. [Cases: Insurance    2278(13). C.J.S. Insurance § 938.] [Blacks Law 8th]