refrigerator
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əˌreɪ noun
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; rectifier.
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| —n | |
| Informal word: fridge a chamber in which food, drink, etc, are kept cool | |
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Refrigerator
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Word Origin & History
refrigerator
"cabinet for keeping food cool," 1824, originally in the brewery trade, in place of earlier refrigeratory (c.1600). Agent noun from refrigerate (see refrigeration). The electric-powered household device was available from c.1918.
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Example sentences
If you want to cut back on your household's energy consumption, your refrigerator is one of the best places to start.
Here's how to make my grandma's refrigerator pickle recipe.
The mixture will keep in the refrigerator over a month.
It even comes with a sticky back for permanent refrigerator mounting.
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