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refrigerator-freezer

American  
[ri-frij-uh-rey-ter-free-zer] / rɪˈfrɪdʒ əˌreɪ tərˈfri zər /

noun

  1. a large appliance housing one compartment for refrigerating food and another for freezing.

Etymology

Origin of refrigerator-freezer

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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A huge 269-quart aft-deck refrigerator-freezer fish box is located on the centerline of the transom along with a fresh water shower and 48-gallon live well.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among them: refrigerator-freezer, $1,250; four-burner stove with oven and broiler, $365; deluxe hot-water system with mixer faucets and spray hose, $1,210; electrically pumped shower, $450; automatic pilot, $1,195.

From Time Magazine Archive

Other cold storage is in an aft-facing 55-quart refrigerator-freezer box.

From Time Magazine Archive

The kitchen boasts a refrigerator-freezer, stove, roomy cabinets and sink.

From Time Magazine Archive

What we really needed was a huge Amana refrigerator-freezer with ice maker and root beer dispenser.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff

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