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refrigerator

American  
[ri-frij-uh-rey-ter] / rɪˈfrɪdʒ əˌreɪ tər /

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.

refrigerator British  
/ rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪtə /

noun

  1. Informal word: fridge.  a chamber in which food, drink, etc, are kept cool

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of refrigerator

First recorded in 1605–15; refrigerate + -or 2

Example Sentences

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To get action shots, the refrigerator is hooked up to water and electricity, said Long, who has worked as a professional photographer for nearly two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"I need you to bring the refrigerator if you can bring it up. I need it for myself. I am ready for it. I am healed, this is a healed Wilder."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The honey was left untouched in the refrigerator when he left.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

A Starcloud-1 satellite, about the size of a small refrigerator, is expected to be packed with 100 times more computing power than any previous space-based operation.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The refrigerator was covered in magnetic farm animals and souvenirs from places Glory and her aunt might have traveled to.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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