refrigerated vessel - a vessel specially designed and equipped for the transportation of food products such as meat, fruit, fish, butter, eggs, under cold storage, having a large proportion or the whole of its cargo space insulated for this purpose, külmutitega ja soojuskindlalt isoleeritud lastiruumidega laev kiiresti riknevate saaduste veoks. Kõige rohkem kasutatakse külmutuslaevu kalalaevastikus. Eristatakse sügavkülmutuslaevu ja refrižeraatorlaevu (lastiruumide temp. 0 kuni -20 C).