Cooler vs. Refrigerator — What's the Difference?

A cooler, portable ice chest, ice box, cool box, chilly bin (in New Zealand), or esky (Australia) is an insulated box used to keep food or drink cool. Ice cubes are most commonly placed in it to help the contents inside stay cool.

A refrigerator (colloquially fridge) is a home appliance consisting of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump (mechanical, electronic or chemical) that transfers heat from its inside to its external environment so that its inside is cooled to a temperature below the room temperature. Refrigeration is an essential food storage technique around the world.

A container for keeping food or bottles cool.

An appliance or compartment which is artificially kept cool and used to store food and drink. Modern refrigerators generally make use of the cooling effect produced when a volatile liquid is forced to evaporate in a sealed system in which it can be condensed back to liquid outside the refrigerator.

A long drink, especially a mixture of wine, fruit juice, and soda water.

An appliance, cabinet, or room for storing food or other substances at a low temperature.

Prison or a prison cell

A household appliance used for keeping food fresh by refrigeration (short form fridge).

A device, container, or room that cools or keeps cool.

A similar device used to keep non-food items cold, such as blood, photographic film, drugs, or pharmaceuticals like insulin.

A cold drink, usually carbonated, fruit-flavored, and containing wine or other alcoholic ingredients. Also called wine cooler.

One who has a chilling influence.

(Slang) A jail.

That which refrigerates or makes cold; that which keeps cool.

Anything which cools.

White goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures

An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.

A device for refrigerating dead bodies in a morgue.

A type of drink made with alcohol, especially wine, mixed with fruit juice.

Samalamig

A prison.

A bouncer or doorman.

A cold deck.

That which cools, or abates heat or excitement.

Anything in or by which liquids or other things are cooled, as an ice chest, a vessel for ice water, etc.

An alcoholic beverage containing liquor or wine plus a carbonated beverage, usually served with ice.

Jail; - usually used in the form the cooler.

An air conditioner.

A refrigerator for cooling liquids

An iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice

A cell for violent prisoners