refrigerator car
noun
a freight car having either an ice chest or machinery for chilling perishables and sometimes having a heating unit to keep perishables from freezing.
Origin of refrigerator car
1An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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How to use refrigerator car in a sentence
The growth of these private refrigerator car lines caused the disappearance of live stock shipments.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations | William Z. RipleyOne night we slept in a refrigerator car, where I felt as if icicles were forming on my spine.
The Trail of '98 | Robert W. ServiceOther lots were held a day after being withdrawn from the refrigerator car and then examined.
After dark I hunted around in the railroad yards until I found an empty refrigerator car.
The Road | Jack LondonI found the car—a big refrigerator car with the leeward door wide open for ventilation.
The Road | Jack London
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