air conditioner
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of air conditioner
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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A professional maintenance service can help extend the lifespan of your air conditioner and potentially lower your energy bill.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
Europe braced Wednesday for another day of an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed records in many countries and sent air conditioner sales zooming in a continent unused and ill-equipped to handle searing heat.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Maybe it’s simply the annual ritual of wrestling your air conditioner out of storage.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Like Joseph, who let me borrow his portable air conditioner — and even installed it — when a heat wave hit Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
I pull my eyes away and stare at the air conditioner on the wall instead.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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