frost-free

[ frawst-free, -free, frost- ]

adjective

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

Origin of frost-free

Begonias must be stored in sand or cocoanut-fibre in shallow boxes, and kept in a frost-free place through the winter.
The Children's Book of Gardening | Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
The length of the frost-free season has an important bearing upon the production of nuts after the trees are matured.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 | Various
There are 180 to 215 frost-free days in the year, and summers are hot.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
The number of frost-free days per year ranges from 198 to 206.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria | Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

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