cooling tower

cool tow·er

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Definitions of cooling tower words

countable noun cooling tower A cooling tower is a very large, round, high building which is used to cool water from factories or power stations. 3
noun cooling tower a tall hollow structure in which steam is condensed or water that is used as a coolant in some industrial process is allowed to cool for reuse by trickling down a surface 3
noun cooling tower A cooling tower is a tall structure where water is cooled and evaporated by exposing it to air. 3
noun cooling tower a usually cylindrical structure, sometimes of very great size, in which heat is extracted from water that has been used for cooling, as in a nuclear reactor. 1
noun cooling tower A large device, in the form of a tower-shaped building, in which warm water is cooled by evaporation caused by circulating currents of air. 0

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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