chiller

American  

[chil-er] / ˈtʃɪl ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that chills.

2. Informal. a frightening or suspenseful story or film; melodrama.

3. a device for cooling or refrigerating.

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chiller British  

/ ˈtʃɪlə /

noun

1. informal short for spine-chiller

2. a refrigerated storage area for meat

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Etymology

Origin of chiller

First recorded in 1790–1800; chill + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Instead, heat and exhaust from the Caterpillar generator engines will be repurposed in a water chiller system to keep server rooms cool.

From The Wall Street Journal

A floor below, indoors, racks of centrifugal chillers that control the refrigerant make him smile.

From Los Angeles Times

Financial support is needed to maintain food storage facilities, including refrigerators and freezers, run a collection van with chiller facilities and maintain the operating licences for food transportation.

From BBC

There are plenty of scrappy indie thrillers and international chillers that can pick up the slack outside of the glitzy domestic market, where Hollywood horror often gets lost in its own self-important sauce.

From Salon

Other data centres, like those owned by Ascenty, use a closed-loop system, which circulates water through chillers.

From BBC

Related Words

• apprehension
• awe
• consternation
• disgust
• dismay
• dread
• fear
• fright
• hatred
• panic
• revulsion
• terror