reefer
/ˈriːfər/
noun
- A refrigerated truck, ship, or container used to transport perishable goods.
- Our company rents reefer containers for shipping dairy products.
- They loaded the fish onto a reefer ship bound for Japan.
- The reefer truck kept the vegetables cold during the long drive.
- A person who reefs a sail (reduces its area).
- The experienced reefer quickly shortened the mainsail in the gusty wind.
- The captain called for a reefer to help secure the sail.
- Every sailor on the crew must be a good reefer during a storm.
- A type of jacket, especially a short, thick woolen coat worn by sailors.
- She bought a vintage reefer at the thrift store.
- The old sailor's reefer was stained with salt and tar.
- He wore a navy reefer to keep warm on the deck.