frost-free

[ frawst-free, -free, frost- ]

adjective

1. (of a refrigerator or other cooling appliance) not requiring defrosting; remaining free of ice buildup.

Word History and Origins

Origin of frost-free¹

frost + -free

Example Sentences

Make sure the plants you select have sufficient frost-free growing days to mature and flower or produce fruit.

From Seattle Times

There's a patch of concrete on Drexel University's campus that could portend a frost-free future for sidewalks and highways in the Northeast.

From Science Daily

Those extra weeks of frost-free weather mean a moose meandering in the brush can acquire tens of thousands of more ticks on its coat than it would otherwise.

From Reuters

Despite a summer of extreme weather - leading to stunted crops and shrunken vegetables - apples have fared pretty well overall, benefitting from a frost-free spring and long hours of summer sunshine.

From BBC

They love the heat and require full sun and a long, frost-free season.

From Seattle Times