frost-free

American  

[frawst-free, -free, frost-] / ˈfrɔstˈfri, -ˌfri, ˈfrɒst- /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of frost-free

frost + -free

Example Sentences

It will feel warm in the sunshine with temperatures reaching 17C in places and the nights should stay frost-free.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

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 • Mar. 18, 2024

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 • Oct. 28, 2022

The ground near the river is mostly frost-free — allowing producers to harvest in the most profitable weeks of the market, early and late in the season.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2021

“It’s only frost-free if you leave it closed. If you leave it ajar, water will eventually condense and freeze against the walls. Then you can scrape it off and melt it.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman