refrigerator

re·frig·er·a·tor

R0120000 (rĭ-frĭj′ə-rā′tər)n. An appliance, cabinet, or room for storing food or other substances at a low temperature.

refrigerator

(rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪtə) na chamber in which food, drink, etc, are kept cool. Informal word: fridge

re•frig•er•a•tor

(rɪˈfrɪdʒ əˌreɪ tər)

n. 1. a box, room, or cabinet in which food, drink, etc., are kept cool by means of ice or mechanical refrigeration. 2. the part of a distilling apparatus that cools the volatile material, causing it to condense; condenser. [1605–15]

Refrigerator

In the early twentieth century, a refrigerator was what would now be called an Icebox. That is, an insulated cabinet that used blocks of ice to keep food stored in the cabinet cool.

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Noun

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refrigerator - white goods in which food can be stored at low temperaturesiceboxcooler, ice chest - a refrigerator for cooling liquidsdrip pan - pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid wasteelectric refrigerator, fridge - a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motorrefrigeration system - a cooling system for chilling or freezing (usually for preservative purposes)white goods - large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel

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refrigerator

(rəˈfridʒəreitə) noun (also fridge (fridʒ) . American also ˈicebox) a machine which keeps food cold and so prevents it from going bad: Milk should be kept in the refrigerator. 冰箱 冰箱reˈfrigerate verb to keep (food) cold to prevent it from going bad. Meat should be refrigerated. 冷藏 冷冻reˌfrigeˈration noun 冷藏 冷冻

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