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defroster

noun
/diːˈfɹɒstə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From defrost + -er.

  1. derived from *prews-✻ — “to freeze; frost”
  2. inherited from *frustaz✻
  3. inherited from forst
  4. inherited from frost
  5. prefixed as defrost — “de + frost”
  6. suffixed as defroster — “defrost + er”

Definitions

  1. A device for removing frost or ice from a surface or food by applying heat.

    • 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.
    • 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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