DEFROSTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does defroster mean? 

• DEFROSTER (noun)
  The noun DEFROSTER has 1 sense:

1. heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane)

  Familiarity information: DEFROSTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEFROSTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

defroster; deicer

Hypernyms ("defroster" is a kind of...):

heater; warmer (device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room)

Domain category:

aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)

Derivation:

defrost (make or become free of frost or ice)