reefer

Example Sentences

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The fleet includes fishing boats and refrigerated container – or reefer – ships to store enormous catches.

From The Guardian • Aug. 6, 2020

The Portland case from 2012 began as a labor dispute over a pair of reefer jobs at the port’s Terminal 6.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2019

“For the growing middle class, basic food like rice is no longer enough,” said Eric Legros, head of reefer operations at French shipping giant CMA CGM.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2018

Pelayo suspects the vessel is a “mothership,” or reefer, which collects fish from smaller fishing boats, allowing them to stay out at sea longer.

From National Geographic • Aug. 15, 2017

Less than a minute later, Esmé came back into the tearoom, dragging Charles behind her by the sleeve of his reefer.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger