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refrigerator car

re·frig·er·a·tor car
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-frij-uh-rey-ter kahr]
    • /rɪˈfrɪdʒ əˌreɪ tər kɑr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-frij-uh-rey-ter kahr]
    • /rɪˈfrɪdʒ əˌreɪ tər kɑr/

Definitions of refrigerator car words

  • noun refrigerator car a freight car having either an ice chest or machinery for chilling perishables and sometimes having a heating unit to keep perishables from freezing. 1
  • noun refrigerator car a railroad car equipped to keep perishable freight, as food, refrigerated in transit 0
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Origin of refrigerator car

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Refrigerator car

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Refrigerator car

refrigerator car popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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