air-con

British

/ ˈɛəˌkɒn /

noun

informal air conditioning

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air-con

Before air-con, mental concentration and with it the quality of work deteriorated as the day got hotter and more humid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Britain is hotting up - but is home air-con the answer?

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Until then Ms Mahapatra advises consumers to dispose of their air-con devices through recycling centres so the HFC inside can be properly reused or destroyed.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025

HFCs can escape into the atmosphere if air-con units are damaged or not properly disposed of.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025

John Lewis tells us it has been selling 8% more portable air-con units over the last year compared to the year before.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025

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