Reefer
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Transportation

  • Reefer ship, a refrigerated ship
  • Refrigerator car
    Refrigerator car
    A 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 van
    Refrigerated van
    A 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 truck
    Refrigerator truck
    A 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 cannabis
    Cannabis (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 reefing
    Reefing
    Reefing 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 reef
    Reef
    In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....

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