FREEZER

Deepfreeze, deep-freeze, deep freezer, freezer

(noun) electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

freezer (plural freezers)

An appliance or room used to store food or other perishable items at temperatures below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

The section of a refrigerator used to store food or other perishable items at a temperature below 0° Celsius (32° Fahrenheit).

(neuroscience, Parkinson's disease) A Parkinson's disease patient that experiences freezing of gait (FOG) episodes.

Synonyms

• cooler (room)

• deep freeze, deep freezer, deep-freezer (stand-alone appliance)

• walk-in freezer (room)

Source: Wiktionary


Freez"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, cools or freezes, as a refrigerator, or the tub and can used in the process of freezing ice cream.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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