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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Refrigerator

/(-?`t?r)/ · Re·frig·er·a·tor · IPA /ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒ.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/
01 n. That which refrigerates or makes cold; that which keeps cool.
  1. 1.
    That which refrigerates or makes cold; that which keeps cool.
Phrases & compounds
Refrigerator car — a freight car constructed as a refrigerator, for the transportation of fresh meats, fish, etc., in a temperature kept cool by ice.