refrigerator car

Noun
Synonyms: refrigerator car

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a freight car that is equipped with refrigeration systemSynonyms: refrigerator car
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Refrigerator \Re*frig"er*a`tor\ (-?`t?r), n. That which refrigerates or makes cold; that which keeps cool. Specifically: (a) A box or room for keeping food or other articles cool, usually by means of ice. (b) An apparatus for rapidly cooling heated liquids or vapors, connected with a still, etc. [1913 Webster]

Refrigerator car (Railroad), a freight car constructed as a refrigerator, for the transportation of fresh meats, fish, etc., in a temperature kept cool by ice. [1913 Webster]

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