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Refrigerators & freezers
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chest freezer
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chill room
cold pack
cool bag
cooler
cooler bag
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deep freeze
Esky
freezer compartment
freezer pack
fridge
fridge magnet
fridge-freezer
kegerator
meat locker
minibar
refrigerator-freezer

refrigerator | American Dictionary

refrigerator
noun[ C ]
us/rɪˈfrɪdʒ·əˌreɪ·t̬ər/(infmlfridge)
a large piece of equipment that uses electricity to preserve food at a cold temperature

Examples of refrigerator

refrigerator
The dry ice gradually sublimed throughout the 2-d period, and had disappeared by the time samples were removed from the refrigerator.
Five temperature- and light-controlled incubators and a refrigerator, equipped with a light and a time clock, were used in the studies.
A refrigerator, for example, is included but would have been an unlikely inclusion in the late 1960s.
Advertisements showed how the ideal gifts for women were washing machines and refrigerators.
The sealed vials were time/date labeled and stored in a ziplocked bag in the family's refrigerator until collection was completed.
Interestingly, the younger families tended to be less likely to defrost food outside the refrigerator and to keep eggs over 1 week.
In 1962/3 every second household was equipped with a refrigerator, but only every fourth owned a washing machine.
My motion to the refrigerator exists concretely before my quenching exists concretely.
I am thirsty and a bottle of soda is in the refrigerator.
Methods of defrosting food (room temperature, refrigerator, hot or cold water and microwave) were similar in case and control kitchens.
After being allowed to set at room temperature, the plates were stored in a refrigerator overnight until the surface was dry.
Thus, refrigerator shelves are often covered with old newspapers to keep the refrigerator clean; for the same reasons the refrigerator contains as little as possible.
Some expenditure was for ' one off ' replacements of items such as washing machines, refrigerators or televisions.
Ownership of another consumer good, the refrigerator/freezer, also played a role in fishing activity.
This paper also discusses feasibility and advantages of this simulation system by illustrating a case study; namely, modular design of a refrigerator.
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