refrigerator car
Chilled freight carrier
A refrigerator car is a railroad freight car equipped with insulation and cooling systems to transport perishable goods—meat, produce, dairy—over long distances.
Before widespread trucking, refrigerator cars revolutionized food distribution, allowing fresh goods to reach distant markets.
Also called a reefer in railroad slang.
- reeferCannabis cigarette, dated slang
- freightGoods being transported
- rail transportTrack-based conveyance system
- insulatedShielded from heat loss
- iceWater's solid form
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Enclosed rail freight carrier
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