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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]