Reefer
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Transportation
- Reefer ship, a refrigerated ship
- Refrigerator carRefrigerator carA refrigerator car is a refrigerated boxcar , a piece of railroad rolling stock designed to carry perishable freight at specific temperatures. Refrigerator cars differ from simple insulated boxcars and ventilated boxcars , neither of which are fitted with cooling apparatus...
, a refrigerated railroad boxcar (US practice) - Refrigerated vanRefrigerated vanA refrigerated van is a railway goods wagon with cooling equipment. Today they are designated by the International Union of Railways as Class I.-History:...
, a refrigerated railway wagon (European practice) - Refrigerated container, used for intermodal cargo
- Refrigerator truckRefrigerator truckA refrigerator truck is a van or truck designed to carry perishable freight at specific temperatures. Like refrigerator cars, refrigerated trucks differ from simple insulated and ventilated vans , neither of which are fitted with cooling apparatus...
, a temperature-controlled van, truck or semi-trailer
Other
- A slang term for cannabisCannabis (drug)Cannabis, also known as marijuana among many other names, refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or for medicinal purposes. The English term marijuana comes from the Mexican Spanish word marihuana...
- Reefer jacket, a type of jacket for midshipmen reefing sails
- Reefer, a midshipman engaged in sail reefingReefingReefing is a sailing manoeuvre intended to reduce the area of a sail on a sailboat or sailing ship, which can improve the ship's stability and reduce the risk of capsizing, broaching, or damaging sails or boat hardware in a strong wind...
- Reefer, an aquarium hobbyist who keeps corals, sea anemones, and other invertebrates associated with coral reefReefIn nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....
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