air conditioner
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of air conditioner
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Maybe it’s simply the annual ritual of wrestling your air conditioner out of storage.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
"If you're dealing with a drought, you can go inside and close the door and turn on the air conditioner and get some level of respite," he says.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Recent notables include the redesigned Palisade—styling by Gillette—and the Lexus TX500, with a face like the last glimpse of an old air conditioner disappearing into the crusher.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Worse, his air conditioner broke last month and the $14,000 that Mahan spent replacing it — along with a costly filter he needs for allergies — pretty much wiped out his emergency fund.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025
“We should have that Darcy boy let us stay in his house with that air conditioner if he wants to talk to Janae.”
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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