defroster
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English defroster
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[edit]defroster (plural defrosters)
- A device for removing frost or ice from a surface or food by applying heat.
- 1958 July, “German Railbuses for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 501:
- The driver's window in each cab is fitted with an electrically-operated windscreen wiper, a sun visor, and a defroster, heated from a nozzle.
- 1996, Debbie Macomber, Mrs. Miracle, page 174:
- They were both sitting inside, the engine running and the defroster blasting hot air against the windshield, before Jerry spoke again.
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[edit]device for removing frost or ice from a surface or food by applying heat
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