freezer — meaning in English

English meaning

• Cooler name An English surname derived from an occupational term, though the word more commonly refers to a container for keeping things cold.
• freezer noun An appliance, or a compartment within a refrigerator, used to store food at below-freezing temperatures.
• icebox noun An old-fashioned insulated box or cabinet that used blocks of ice to keep food cool, before electric refrigerators were common.

Senses

freezer is used for these senses in English:

• cooler Anything which cools.
• icebox (UK) A compartment in a refrigerator that is colder than the rest of the refrigerator and is used as a freezer.

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