refrigerator car
111reefer — reefer1 /ree feuhr/, n. 1. Naut. a person who reefs. 2. a short, close fitting coat or jacket of thick cloth, similar to a pea jacket. 3. a woman s tailored, fitted, single or double breasted coat of durable material with a collar. [1820 30;… …
112reefer — I reef•er [[t]ˈri fər[/t]] n. 1) clo a fitted, usu. double breasted coat or jacket made of heavy cloth 2) naut. navig. a person who reefs II reef•er [[t]ˈri fər[/t]] n. Slang. pha sts a marijuana cigarette • Etymology: 1930–35, amer.; prob. <… …
113Hobo — is a term that refers to a subculture of wandering homeless people, [cite web | authorlink = Answers.com | title = hobo. | work = The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition | publisher = Houghton Mifflin Company |… …
1141906 in rail transport — Events January events * January 3 At the annual stockholder s meeting, the charter for the Cleveland Short Line Railway is amended to specify Collinwood, Ohio and Rockport, Ohio as the terminals of the railroad. * January 17 Atchison, Topeka and… …
115boxcar — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. freight car, refrigerator car, automobile car, caboose, freighter; see also car 2 …
116reefer — I. noun Date: 1818 1. one that reefs 2. a close fitting usually double breasted jacket or coat of thick cloth II. noun Etymology: by shortening & alteration Date: 1914 1. refrigerator 2. a refrigerator car, truck, trailer, or ship …
117Reefer — may refer to: Transportation *Reefer (ship), a refrigerated ship *Refrigerator car, a refrigerated railroad wagon *Reefer (container), a refrigerated container used for intermodal cargo *A Refrigerator truck Other *Reefer, a slang term for… …
118Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company — The Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewery based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The beer it produced, Schlitz, was often considered the archetype of working class beers. It has one of the best known slogans in the American brewing… …
119Reefer ship — A reefer ship is a type of ship typically used to transport perishable commodities which require temperature controlled transportation, mostly fruits, meat, fish, vegetables, dairy products and other foodstuffs.Reeferships may be split into two… …
1201928 in rail transport — Events June events * June 13 The first tests are performed with the first rail detector car, invented by Elmer Ambrose Sperry, in Beacon, New York. [http://avenue.org/nrhs/histjun.htm] September events * September 22 Canadian Premier John Bracken …
